impact statement
noun [ C ] uk/ˈɪm.pækt ˌsteɪt.mənt/ us/ˈɪm.pækt ˌsteɪt.mənt/
潜在影响报表
a report that calculates what the harmful effects of a planned action would be on a particular place, activity, or group of people
They were required to do an environmental impact statement before construction could start. 他们接到要求在开工前做一份环境影响报告。
受害人身心评估报告
a description, sometimes read out in court as part of a trial, of the harmful effects a crime has had on the victim or on someone close to them
The court was told in a victim impact statement that she felt her childhood had been destroyed. 法庭通过受害人身心评估报告得知，她觉得自己的童年被毁了。
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- Under environmental protection laws, impact statements have to be done before any mining goes forward.
- They want the government to produce impact statements that spell out all the costs of new laws and regulations.
- The Children's Commissioner would require impact statements to assess the effect of policies on the young.
- The woman's impact statement was so harrowing it was not read out in court.
- The surviving husband delivered a moving victim impact statement at the trial, and the jury sentenced the defendant to death.