upshot
英['?p??t]
美['?p?ɑt]
- n. 結果，結局；要點
中文詞源
upshot 結局
來自射箭行話，最后一射，引申詞義結局。
英文詞源
- upshot (n.)
- 1530s, from up (adj.) + shot (n.); originally, the final shot in an archery match, hence the figurative sense of "result, issue, conclusion" (c. 1600).
雙語例句
- 1. So the upshot is we're going for lunch on Friday.
- 結果是我們周五一起去吃午餐。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The upshot of it all was that he left college and got a job.
- 事情的結局是，他離開學院參加了工作。
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. The upshot is that we have lots of good but not very happy employees.
- 結果是我們有很多優秀然而卻不太快樂的員工。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The upshot of the disagreement was that they broke up the partnership.
- 分歧造成的結局是,他們解除了合作關系.
來自辭典例句
- 5. What was the upshot of it all?
- 結果究竟怎樣了?
來自辭典例句