ramification

名词 ramification:

1. the act of branching out or dividing into branches
   同义词：branching, fork, forking
2. a part of a forked or branching shape
   同义词：branch, leg
3. a development that complicates a situation
   同义词：complication
4. an arrangement of branching parts

ram.i.fi.ca.tion

n.（名词）
A development or consequence growing out of and sometimes complicating a problem, plan, or statement:
结果：对有时复杂的问题、计划或陈述的发展或由其所造成的后果：
例句：
the ramifications of a court decision.
法庭决定的结果

The act or process of branching out or dividing into branches.
分叉：分岔或开岔的行动或过程
A subordinate part extending from a main body; a branch.
分枝：从主体上分出来的次级部分；枝杈
An arrangement of branches or branching parts.
枝的分布：枝杈或分岔的部分的排列