aftermath
/ˈɑːftəmæθ/noun
1
- the consequences or after-effects of an event, especially when unpleasant（尤指不好的）后果：
food prices soared in the aftermath of the drought.
在旱灾后的一段时期里食物价格飞涨。
2
- Farming new grass growing after mowing or harvest【农】再萌草, 再生草。
词源
late 15th cent. (in sense 2)： from AFTER (as an adjective)+dialect math 'mowing'， of Germanic origin; related to German Mahd.