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

con·se·quent

(kŏnsĭ-kwĕnt′, -kwənt)

adj.

a. Following as a natural effect, result, or conclusion: tried to prevent an oil spill and the consequent damage to wildlife.

b. Following as a logical conclusion.

2. Logically correct or consistent.

3. Geology Having a position or direction determined by the original form or slope of the earth's surface: a consequent river; a consequent valley.

1. Logic The conclusion, as of a syllogism or a conditional sentence.

2. The second term of a ratio.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin cōnsequēns, cōnsequent-, present participle of cōnsequī, to follow closely : com-, intensive pref.; see COM- + sequī, to follow; see sek^w-¹ in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

单词	consequent
释义	con·se·quent (kŏnsĭ-kwĕnt′, -kwənt) adj. 1. a. Following as a natural effect, result, or conclusion: tried to prevent an oil spill and the consequent damage to wildlife. b. Following as a logical conclusion. 2. Logically correct or consistent. 3. Geology Having a position or direction determined by the original form or slope of the earth's surface: a consequent river; a consequent valley. n. 1. Logic The conclusion, as of a syllogism or a conditional sentence. 2. The second term of a ratio. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin cōnsequēns, cōnsequent-, present participle of cōnsequī, to follow closely : com-, intensive pref.; see COM- + sequī, to follow; see sek^w-¹ in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
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