1788, "that which results from something," originally Scottish, from out + come (v.). Popularized in English by Carlyle (c. 1830s). Used in Middle English in sense of "act or fact of coming out" (c. 1200). Old English had utancumen (n.) "stranger, foreigner."
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Jockeys are forbidden to bet on the outcome of races.
職業(yè)賽馬騎師禁止對(duì)賽馬結(jié)果下注。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. Bankers are keeping a wary eye on the outcome.
銀行家們對(duì)結(jié)果保持高度警惕。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. Whatever the outcome, it's going to be one hell of a fight.
不管結(jié)果如何，這都會(huì)是場(chǎng)艱苦的戰(zhàn)斗。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
4. It would be presumptuous to judge what the outcome will be.
現(xiàn)在就判斷結(jié)果將會(huì)怎樣未免有些冒昧。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
5. The outcome depends on conditions as well as how events unfold.