complication

Compared meaning: a complex or difficult consequence of something (noun).

比较义项：因某事而产生的复杂后果（名词）。

• complication 本词

  Refers to an added difficulty or obstacle that arises during a process, often a single, concrete problem; commonly used with medical, legal, or procedural contexts.

  指过程中出现的额外困难或障碍，往往是具体的单一问题；常用于医疗、法律或流程语境。

  Doctors discovered a complication during the routine operation.

  医生在常规手术中发现了一个并发问题。

• ramification

  Refers to a far-reaching, often indirect consequence of a decision or event, usually more abstract and formal, and typically used in the plural.

  指某项决定或事件带来的深远、往往间接的后果，语气更抽象、更正式，通常以复数形式出现。

  The new tax law will have ramifications for every small business owner.

  这项新税法将给每一位小企业主带来后果。

Complication and ramification both name a difficult result of something. Complication is an added difficulty during a process, often one concrete problem, common in medical, legal, or procedural contexts. Ramification is a far-reaching, indirect consequence of a decision, more abstract, formal, and usually plural.

两词都指事情变得棘手的后果，但 complication 强调过程中出现的新麻烦或障碍，往往具体、单一事件；ramification 强调一个决定或行动带来的一连串深远后果，常用复数，更抽象、更正式。