单词 | corollary |
释义 | corollary (once / 4788 pages) n Corollary describes a result that is the natural consequence of something else. You could say that your weight gain is a corollary of the recent arrival of a bakery across the street from your house. The noun corollary describes an action's consequence, such as having to study more, a corollary to getting a bad grade. The word is often seen with the prepositions “to” or “of," as in “a corollary to fortune is fame.” Math enthusiasts may already be familiar with the word corollary, which can be used more formally to describe a new proof or proposition that follows naturally from an established one. WORD FAMILYcorollary: corollaries USAGE EXAMPLESGeorge Orwell said, probably apocryphally, that some ideas are so absurd that only intellectuals believe them, and maybe there’s a 2016 election corollary. Wall Street Journal(Dec 30, 2016) "The corollary of that is that we need to respect the result of every referendum, particularly in the context of this place." BBC(Dec 13, 2016) Those three awards mirrored the picks last week by the LAFAA’s East Coast corollary, the New York Film Critics Circle. Seattle Times(Dec 05, 2016) 1n (logic) an inference that follows directly from the proof of another proposition Hyper illation, inference the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation 2n a practical consequence that follows naturally blind jealousy is a frequent corollary of passionate love Hyper aftermath, consequence the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual |
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