ramification
英 [,r?m?f?'ke??(?)n]
美['r?m?f?'ke??n]
- n. 衍生物；分枝，分叉；支流
英英释意
- 1. the act of branching out or dividing into branches
- 2. a part of a forked or branching shape;
- "he broke off one of the branches"
- "they took the south fork"
- 3. a development that complicates a situation;
- "the court's decision had many unforeseen ramifications"
- 4. an arrangement of branching parts