the situation that exists as a result of an important (and usually unpleasant) event, especially a war, an accident, etc. (战争、事故、不快事情的)后果,创伤 - in the aftermath of something
A lot of rebuilding took place in the aftermath of the war. 战后进行了大量的重建工作。 the assassination of the prime minister and its immediate aftermath 暗杀首相及其直接后果 How does a country cope with the aftermath of war? 一个国家如何处理战后问题? The president visited the region in the immediate aftermath of the disaster. 灾难刚一发生,总统就视察了那个地区。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- immediate
- cope with
- deal with
- in the aftermath of
Word Originlate 15th cent. (in the farming sense of new grass growing after mowing): from the adjective after + dialect math ‘mowing’, of Germanic origin; related to German Mahd.- in the aftermath of something