aftermath
单词辨析：
强调灾难（如风暴、地震、战争等）留下的后果。
Life became even harder in the aftermath of the war.
战争过后生活变得更加艰难。
Measures were taken to prevent the disease in the aftermath of the earthquake.
已采取措施预防地震后引发疫病。
强调逻辑关系，多指不良结果。
Have you considered the consequences of your failure?
你考虑过失败的后果吗？
Who will shoulder the consequences of the war?
谁来承担战争的后果？
侧重指预先不知道的结果。
The outcome of the war is the unconditional surrender of the enemy.
这场战争的结局就是敌人无条件投降。
It's impossible to predict the outcome of the general election.
大选的结果无法预测。
普通用词，强调因为某事而引起的结果。
His illness is the result of drinking polluted water.
他的病是由饮用受污染的水引起的。
The development of different species is the result of natural selection.
不同物种的进化是自然选择的结果。
As a result of the heavy fog, all flights have been delayed.
由于雾太大，所有航班都延误了。
相关例句：
A disaster assistance and response team is working to confront the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami.
一个灾后援救和快速反应部队正致力于处理地震和海啸次生灾害。
A series of consequences wrought by an event; aftermath.
后果由一事件造成的一系列结果；后果。
In the aftermath of their arrest, the Gadhafi couple filed a civil suit against the Geneva police.
卡扎菲的儿子儿媳被逮捕后，这对夫妇对日内瓦警方提出了民事诉讼。
The aftermath of war brought a financial boom.
战争带来了财政经济的兴旺发展。
We saw in the aftermath of the Asian financial crisis how large was the reform agenda facing the region.
从亚洲金融危机的后果中我们看到了本地区面临的巨大挑战。
True drunkenness and its aftermath are unredeemed horror, both physical and mental.
真的醉酒及其后果都可怕得无法挽回，在生理上和心理上都是。