| 单词 | consequence |
| 释义 | consequence (once / 73 pages) n Things in a sequence come one after another, as in a number sequence of 1, 2, 3, 4. A consequence comes after, or as a result of something you do, for example, "He was given a traffic ticket as a consequence of running the red light." A consequence is a "result" or "conclusion," and the Latin sequī, "to follow," is part of its history. Most actions and acts of nature have a consequence that follows as a result. When people do something wrong, like rob a bank, the consequence will probably be prison time. If an organization works for good and finds a cure for cancer, on the other hand, people will get better as a consequence. When something occurs in nature, like a tornado touching down, destruction might be the consequence. WORD FAMILYconsequence: consequences, consequential+/consequent: consequence, consequenter, consequently, inconsequent/consequential: consequentially, inconsequential/consequently: consequentlys/inconsequence: inconsequences/inconsequent: inconsequence, inconsequently/inconsequential: inconsequentially USAGE EXAMPLESFor the first time in U.S. history, there were more military kids struggling with the behavioral consequences of war than warriors themselves. Salon(Jan 02, 2017) And why, after years of state budget cuts to cities, is this an acceptable consequence? Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) At the time, The Economic Consequences of the Peace created an instant controversy. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) 1n a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon his decision had depressing consequences for business Syn|Hypo|Hyper effect, event, issue, outcome, result, upshot materialisation, materialization, offspring something that comes into existence as a result aftereffectany result that follows its cause after an interval aftermath, backwash, wakethe consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event) bandwagon effectthe phenomenon of a popular trend attracting even greater popularity brisancethe shattering or crushing effect of a sudden release of energy as in an explosion butterfly effectthe phenomenon whereby a small change at one place in a complex system can have large effects elsewhere, e.g., a butterfly flapping its wings in Rio de Janeiro might change the weather in Chicago by-product, byproducta secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence changethe result of alteration or modification coattails effect(politics) the consequence of one popular candidate in an election drawing votes for other members of the same political party Coriolis effect(physics) an effect whereby a body moving in a rotating frame of reference experiences the Coriolis force acting perpendicular to the direction of motion and to the axis of rotation; on Earth the Coriolis effect deflects moving bodies to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere dentan appreciable consequence (especially a lessening) domino effectthe consequence of one event setting off a chain of similar events (like a falling domino causing a whole row of upended dominos to fall) harvestthe consequence of an effort or activity impact, wallopa forceful consequence; a strong effect influencethe effect of one thing (or person) on another knock-on effecta secondary or incidental effect branch, offset, offshoot, outgrowtha natural consequence of development producta consequence of someone's efforts or of a particular set of circumstances placebo effectany effect that seems to be a consequence of administering a placebo; the change is usually beneficial and is assumed result from the person's faith in the treatment or preconceptions about what the experimental drug was supposed to do; pharmacologists were the first to talk about placebo effects but now the idea has been generalized to many situations having nothing to do with drugs position effect(genetics) the effect on the expression of a gene that is produced by changing its location in a chromosome repercussion, reverberationa remote or indirect consequence of some action responsea result fallout, side effectany adverse and unwanted secondary effect spillover(economics) any indirect effect of public expenditure perturbation(physics) a secondary influence on a system that causes it to deviate slightly purchasea means of exerting influence or gaining advantage winda tendency or force that influences events reactiona response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude epiphenomenona secondary phenomenon that is a by-product of another phenomenon depolarisation, depolarizationa loss of polarity or polarization phenomenon any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning 2n the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual Syn|Hypo|Hyper aftermath corollary a practical consequence that follows naturally comeupance, comeuppance, desertsan outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved fruitthe consequence of some effort or action sequellaa secondary consequence traina series of consequences wrought by an event payoff, reward, wagesa recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing final result, outcome, result, resultant, termination something that results 3n having important effects or influence decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself that result is of no consequence Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper import, moment inconsequence having no important effects or influence matter (used with negation) having consequence hell to paydire consequences significance the quality of being significant |
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