英语词汇“consequential”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adj

Things that are consequential are important — extremely important. Electing a new president and having a baby are consequential. Killing a fly? Not so much.

It might help you remember the meaning of consequential to think of consequences — the results of something. Consequential events have consequences, because they are hugely important events. A little bit of rain isn't consequential, but a hurricane is very consequential. Slipping on the sidewalk is not usually consequential, but if you slip and end up in the hospital, that is definitely consequential. It's occasionally hard to tell whether something is consequential, at least until some time has passed.

WORD FAMILY

consequential: consequentially, inconsequential+/consequence: consequences, consequential/consequent: consequence, consequenter, consequently, inconsequent/consequently: consequentlys/inconsequence: inconsequences/inconsequent: inconsequence, inconsequently/inconsequential: inconsequentially

USAGE EXAMPLES

Perhaps the most consequential battles will be outside national electoral contests and within the movement itself.

BBC(Jan 02, 2017)

They suspect that Trump, despite his self-evident indiscipline, may prove to be a popular and consequential President, defying his critics—many of them conservative.

The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017)

Some of the new energy efficiency standards, or regulations, are pretty consequential, DeLaski says.

Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016)

adj having important issues or results

the year's only really consequential legislation

Syn

eventful
important, of import

of great significance or value

单词	consequential
释义	consequential (once / 2525 pages) adj Things that are consequential are important — extremely important. Electing a new president and having a baby are consequential. Killing a fly? Not so much. It might help you remember the meaning of consequential to think of consequences — the results of something. Consequential events have consequences, because they are hugely important events. A little bit of rain isn't consequential, but a hurricane is very consequential. Slipping on the sidewalk is not usually consequential, but if you slip and end up in the hospital, that is definitely consequential. It's occasionally hard to tell whether something is consequential, at least until some time has passed. WORD FAMILY consequential: consequentially, inconsequential+/consequence: consequences, consequential/consequent: consequence, consequenter, consequently, inconsequent/consequently: consequentlys/inconsequence: inconsequences/inconsequent: inconsequence, inconsequently/inconsequential: inconsequentially USAGE EXAMPLES Perhaps the most consequential battles will be outside national electoral contests and within the movement itself. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) They suspect that Trump, despite his self-evident indiscipline, may prove to be a popular and consequential President, defying his critics—many of them conservative. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) Some of the new energy efficiency standards, or regulations, are pretty consequential, DeLaski says. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) adj having important issues or results the year's only really consequential legislation Syn eventful important, of import of great significance or value
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