consequent

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈkɒn.sɪ.kwənt/    美 /ˈkɑn.sɪ.kwənt/|/ˈkɔn.sɪ.kwənt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The second half of a hypothetical proposition; Q, if the form of the proposition is "If P, then Q."
  2. An event which follows another.
    — They were ill-governed, which is always a consequent of ill payment.
  3. The second term of a ratio, i.e. the term b in the ratio a:b, the other being the antecedent.
  4. A consequent stream.
    — Consequents cannot get any better off than at first: they get all the drainage and cannot get more.
形容词 adj.
  1. Following as a result, inference, or natural effect. not-comparable
    — His retirement and consequent spare time enabled him to travel more.
  2. Of or pertaining to consequences. not-comparable
  3. Of a stream, having a course determined by the slope it formed on. not-comparable

词形变化

consequents plural

词汇关系

衍生词
consequential consequently consequentness consequent phrase nonconsequent affirming the consequent
并列词
antecedent

词源

词源 1
Borrowed from Middle French conséquent, from Latin consequens, consequentem, present participle of consequi (“to follow”), from con- + sequi (“to follow”). Compare French conséquent.
词源 2
Borrowed from Middle French conséquent, from Latin consequens, consequentem, present participle of consequi (“to follow”), from con- + sequi (“to follow”). Compare French conséquent.
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