consequence

英 ['kɒnsɪkw(ə)ns]美 ['kɑnsəkwɛns]
  • n. 结果；重要性；推论
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consequence-〉后果，结果 （看谁困死）

中文词源

consequence 结果

con-, 强调。-seq, 连接，连续，词源同sequence, persecute.即按顺序递进的结果。

英文词源

consequence
consequence: see sequence
consequence (n.)
late 14c., "inference, conclusion," from Old French consequence "result" (13c., Modern French conséquence), from Latin consequentia, from consequentem (nominative consequens), present participle of consequi "to follow after," from com- "with" (see com-) + sequi "to follow" (see sequel). Sense of "importance" (c. 1600) is from notion of being "pregnant with consequences."

双语例句

1. Where he is from is of no consequence to me.
他来自何方对我来说并不重要。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Wastage was no doubt a necessary consequence of war.
巨大的损耗无疑是战争的必然结果。
来自柯林斯例句
3. As an overseer, he suddenly found himself a person of consequence.
作为工头，他突然觉得自己是个重要人物。
来自柯林斯例句
4. Maternity services were to be reduced in consequence of falling birth rates.
由于出生率下降，产科服务会随之削减。
来自柯林斯例句
5. It was an inevitable consequence of the decision.
那是这个决定的必然后果。
来自《权威词典》