consequence
英 ['kɒnsɪkw(ə)ns]
美 ['kɑnsəkwɛns]
consequence 助记提示
consequence-〉后果，结果 （看谁困死）
consequence 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。
consequence 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."
consequence 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。
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- 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。
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- 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》