喜樂美語

Picture one domino knocking over the next: the second thing happens because the first one did. That link — this followed from that — is the word. The connection is what matters, not the size of the event, which is why the third use can turn the word inside out: something 'of no consequence' is something whose knock-on effects nobody has to worry about.

可以想成：一張骨牌推倒下一張——後面那件事之所以發生，是因為前面那件發生了。這個「由此而來」的連結就是這個字。重點在連結本身，不在事情大小，所以第三個用法可以把它反過來用：說一件事 of no consequence，意思是它不會推倒任何東西，因此不必放在心上。

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複數 consequences

原始詞典資料6 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

consequencenoun/ˈkɒn.sɪ.kwəns/

  • 1

    An effect; something that follows a cause as a result.

    • The lobule margins, furthermore, are arched away from the lobe, with the consequence that (when fully inflated) the abaxial leaf surface forms the interior lining of the lobule.
  • 2

    An effect; something that follows a cause as a result.

    • I'm warning you. If you don't get me the report on time, there will be consequences.
    • Nevertheless, it is clear that the global energy demand for air-conditioning will grow substantially as nations become more affluent, with the consequences of climate change potentially accelerating the demand.
  • 3

    consecution; chain of causes and effects.

  • 4

    conclusion, deduction or inference; the thing concluded.

  • 5

    Importance, influence, or significance.

    • My opinions are of no consequence whatsoever to my parents.
    • Thus young Pen, the only son of an estated country gentleman, with a good allowance, and a gentlemanlike bearing and person, looked to be a lad of much more consequence than he was really; and was held by the Oxbridge authorities, tradesmen, and undergraduates, as quite a young buck and member of the aristocracy.

consequenceverb/ˈkɒn.sɪ.kwəns/

  • 1

    To threaten or punish (a child, etc.) with specific consequences for misbehaviour.

    • The goal of consequencing is to teach the child a lesson that leads to positive choices and behaviors. The goal of punishment is to inflict pain and seek revenge. Angry parenting is punitive and ineffectual.
    • These behaviours are not acceptable within a classroom setting and often result in the child being consequenced or removed from class.

摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。