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consequence 音標拼音: [k'ɑnsəkwəns] n. 結果,后果;推理,推斷;重要性 結果,後果;推理,推斷;重要性 consequence n 1: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; " the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; " his decision had depressing consequences for business"; " he acted very wise after the event" [ synonym: { consequence}, { effect}, { outcome}, { result}, { event}, { issue}, { upshot}] 2: the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual [ synonym: { consequence}, { aftermath}] 3: having important effects or influence; " decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"; " virtue is of more moment than security"; " that result is of no consequence" [ synonym: { consequence}, { import}, { moment}] [ ant: { inconsequence}] Consequence \ Con" se* quence\, n. [ L., consequentia: cf. F. cons[' e] quence. See { Consequent}.] 1. That which follows something on which it depends; that which is produced by a cause; a result. [ 1913 Webster] Shun to taste, And shun the bitter consequence. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Logic) A proposition collected from the agreement of other previous propositions; any conclusion which results from reason or argument; inference. [ 1913 Webster] 3. Chain of causes and effects; consecution. [ 1913 Webster] Such fatal consequence unites us three. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] Link follows link by necessary consequence. -- Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster] 4. Importance with respect to what comes after; power to influence or produce an effect; value; moment; rank; distinction. [ 1913 Webster] It is a matter of small consequence. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] A sense of your own worth and consequence. -- Cowper. [ 1913 Webster] { In consequence}, hence; for this cause. { In consequence of}, by reason of; as the effect of. Syn: Effect; result; end. See { Effect}. [ 1913 Webster] 244 Moby Thesaurus words for " consequence": PS, Parthian shot, accent, addendum, affective meaning, aftereffect, aftermath, afterthought, amour propre, appendix, ascendancy, authority, back matter, bearing, by- product, cachet, charisma, charm, chorus, clout, coda, codicil, colophon, coloring, complacence, complacency, conceitedness, concern, concernment, conclusion, connotation, consequent, consequentiality, consideration, conspicuousness, continuance, continuation, control, corollary, credit, deduction, denotation, derivation, derivative, descendant, development, dignity, distillate, distinction, dominance, domination, double take, drift, dying words, dynasty, effect, egoism, egotism, elevation, eminence, emphasis, enchantment, envoi, epilogue, essence, esteem, event, eventuality, eventuation, exaltation, excellence, exigency, extension, fame, favor, follow- through, follow- up, force, fruit, gist, glory, good feeling, grammatical meaning, grandeur, greatness, harvest, heir, heroism, high mightiness, high order, high rank, hold, honor, idea, illation, impact, implication, import, importance, incidental power, induction, inference, influence, influentiality, influentialness, insinuation, intension, interest, issue, last words, leadership, legacy, leverage, lexical meaning, line, lineage, literal meaning, loftiness, logical outcome, magnanimity, magnetism, magnitude, majesty, mark, mastery, materiality, meaning, merit, moment, momentousness, narcissism, need, nobility, notability, note, offshoot, offspring, outcome, outgrowth, outstandingness, overtone, paramountcy, parting shot, peroration, personality, persuasion, pertinence, pith, point, position, posterity, postface, postfix, postlude, postscript, potency, power, practical consequence, precedence, precipitate, predominance, preeminence, preponderance, pressure, prestige, pride, primacy, priority, product, prominence, purchase, purport, range of meaning, rank, real meaning, reference, referent, refrain, reign, relation, relevance, renown, reputation, repute, result, resultant, rule, say, scope, second thought, self- importance, semantic cluster, semantic field, seniority, sense, sequel, sequela, sequelae, sequelant, sequence, sequent, sequitur, significance, signification, significatum, signifie, span of meaning, spirit, standing, state, stature, stress, structural meaning, suasion, sublimity, subscript, substance, subtle influence, successor, suffix, suggestion, sum, sum and substance, supereminence, superiority, supplement, supremacy, swan song, sway, symbolic meaning, tag, tenor, totality of associations, transferred meaning, unadorned meaning, undertone, upper hand, upshot, vainglory, value, weight, weightiness, whip hand, worth
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