1530s, from up (adj.) + shot (n.); originally, the final shot in an archery match, hence the figurative sense of "result, issue, conclusion" (c. 1600).
例文
1. So the upshot is we 're going for lunch on Friday.
結局、私たちは金曜日に一緒に昼食を食べに行きました。
2.The upshot of it all was that he left college and got a job.
ことの結末は、彼が学院を離れて仕事に参加したことだ。
3.The upshot is that we have lots of good but not very happy employees.
結果として、私たちには優秀だがあまり楽しくない従業員がたくさんいます。
4.The upshot of the disagreement was that they broke up the partnership.