1530s, from up (adj.) + shot (n.); originally, the final shot in an archery match, hence the figurative sense of "result, issue, conclusion" (c. 1600).
实用例句
1. So the upshot is we're going for lunch on Friday.
结果是我们周五一起去吃午餐。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The upshot of it all was that he left college and got a job.
事情的结局是，他离开学院参加了工作。
来自《权威词典》
3. The upshot is that we have lots of good but not very happy employees.
结果是我们有很多优秀然而却不太快乐的员工。
来自柯林斯例句
4. The upshot of the disagreement was that they broke up the partnership.
