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consequence

英 ['kɒnsɪkw(ə)ns] 美 ['kɑnsəkwɛns]

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解释

n. 结果；重要性；推论

※ 提供单词"consequence"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

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."

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例句和用法

1. Where he is from is of no consequence to me.: 他来自何方对我来说并不重要。

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。

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。

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。

5. It was an inevitable consequence of the decision.: 那是这个决定的必然后果。