词源

源自 +‎ (“割草”)。

发音

• (通用美式) 國際音標^(幫助)：/ˈæf.tɚ.ˌmæθ/
• (標準英音) 國際音標^(幫助)：/ˈɑːf.tə.ˌmɑːθ/、國際音標^(幫助)：/ˈæf.tə.ˌmæθ/

• （美）音频：

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名词

(複數)

1. (棄用，農業) （同一个季节收割草以后长出的）第二波草
   • 1879, Robert Louis Stevenson: Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes:

     They were cutting aftermath on all sides, which gave the neighbourhood, this gusty autumn morning, an untimely smell of hay.

2. （灾难后造成的）余波，损害，后果

   In contrast to most projections of the aftermath of nuclear war, in this there is no rioting or looting.

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