domino effect

noun

/ˈdɒmɪnəʊ ɪfekt/

/ˈdɑːmɪnəʊ ɪfekt/

[usually singular]

jump to other results

a situation in which one event causes a series of similar events to happen one after the other多米諾（骨牌）效應；連鎖反應
- Employers fear a domino effect if the strike is successful (= that there will be many other strikes as a result).僱主們擔心一旦罷工勝利就會引起多米諾效應。
compare ripple effectTopics Change, cause and effectc2
Word OriginFrom a comparison with the effect of standing a line of dominoes on end and then pushing one over, so that it falls and pushes the next one over, and so on, until all the dominoes fall in turn.