consequence
英 ['k?ns?kw(?)ns]
美 ['kɑns?kw?ns]
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consequence-〉后果，結(jié)果 （看誰困死）
中文詞源
consequence 結(jié)果con-, 強調(diào)。-seq, 連接，連續(xù)，詞源同sequence, persecute.即按順序遞進的結(jié)果。
英文詞源
- 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."
雙語例句
- 1. Where he is from is of no consequence to me.
- 他來自何方對我來說并不重要。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Wastage was no doubt a necessary consequence of war.
- 巨大的損耗無疑是戰(zhàn)爭的必然結(jié)果。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. As an overseer, he suddenly found himself a person of consequence.
- 作為工頭，他突然覺得自己是個重要人物。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Maternity services were to be reduced in consequence of falling birth rates.
- 由于出生率下降，產(chǎn)科服務(wù)會隨之削減。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. It was an inevitable consequence of the decision.
- 那是這個決定的必然后果。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》