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单词 repercussion
释义 reper·cus·sion
\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈkəshən\ noun
Etymology: Latin repercussion-, repercussio, from repercussus (past participle of repercutere) + -ion-, -io -ion
1.
 a. archaic : a driving or forcing back of one thing by another or the state of being driven back : recoil, repulse
 b. : reflection, reverberation
  < if the sun's glory were not endlessly caught, splintered and thrown back by atmospheric repercussions — Thomas De Quincey >
2.
 a. : an impact, action, or effect given or exerted in return : a reciprocal action or effect
  < caught up in the repercussions of the movement — Stuart Cloete >
 b. : a widespread, indirect, or unforeseen effect of an act, action, or event
  < this drastic depletion must have repercussions elsewhere and play a part in lowering the country's water table — Farmer's Weekly (South Africa) >
  < the accelerated rate of mobility produced complex social repercussions — Oscar Handlin >
3.
 a. : the dominant in a Gregorian chant
 b. : the reentrance of a fugue subject and answer after the development or after an episode
4. : ballottement
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