| 释义 |
se·quel
\ˈsēkwəl\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English sequel, sequele, from Middle French sequelle, from Latin sequella, sequela, from sequi to follow — more at sue
1. obsolete
a. : a member of a retinue : follower, retainer — usually used in plural
< friends, adherents, and sequels, should be comprehended in the truce — John Speed >
b. : succession, series
< his daughter first; and in sequel, all — Shakespeare >
< a sequel of four — Lancelot Andrewes >
2.
a. : something that follows naturally from an antecedent cause : consequence, result
< higher prices as a sequel to rising production costs >
b. obsolete : a logical inference
< so fareth it with the bodies and by sequel with the souls — Thomas Walkington >
c. : sequela 1
< gangrene is … a sequel of wounds — Robert Chawner >
3.
a. : the next in an unfolding series (as of events) : subsequent development
< powered flight as the evolutionary sequel to gliding >
b. : the next installment (as of a speech or narrative) : continuation; especially : a literary work continuing the course of a narrative begun in a preceding one
< the hero performs even more astonishing feats in the sequel >
4. : an allowance of meal or other small perquisite made in thirlage to the servants of the dominant mill for actual or nominal services in grinding — usually used in plural
Synonyms: see effect |