consequence
英 ['kɒnsɪkw(ə)ns]
美 ['kɑnsəkwɛns]
助记提示
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》