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the consequent of [sth]
常用定冠词特指某个特定结果。
The consequent of the sudden resignation was chaos in the company.
突然辞职的后果是公司陷入混乱。
结果；后果
consequents — plural of consequent
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结果；后果
An event that follows after another event.
The consequent of the sudden resignation was chaos in the company.
突然辞职的后果是公司陷入混乱。
假设命题的后半部分；如果命题形式为“如果P,则Q”,则为Q
The second half of a hypothetical proposition; Q, if the form of the proposition is "If P, then Q."
随之而来的事件
An event which follows another.
比率中的第二项,即比率a:b中的b,另一项为前项
The second term of a ratio, i.e. the term b in the ratio a:b, the other being the antecedent.
顺向河流
A consequent stream.
The sudden storm was a consequent of the changing climate patterns.
这场突如其来的暴风雨是气候变化模式的一个结果。
We must carefully analyze the consequents of our decision before acting.
在行动之前，我们必须仔细分析我们决定的后果。
They are still dealing with the consequent of the financial crisis.
他们仍在应对金融危机的后果。
常用定冠词特指某个特定结果。
The consequent of the sudden resignation was chaos in the company.
突然辞职的后果是公司陷入混乱。
可用不定冠词泛指某个结果。
A consequent of the drought was widespread crop failure.
干旱的一个结果是广泛的作物歉收。
Not this
The consequent of the policy was negative.
Use this
The consequence of the policy was negative.
学习者混淆了词性，'consequent' 作为名词时较少使用，通常表示逻辑上的 '后件'；表示 '结果' 时常用 'consequence'。
Not this
There were many consequents to consider.
Use this
There were many consequences to consider.
'consequent' 作为名词时通常不可数或用于特定逻辑语境，其复数形式 'consequents' 在现代英语中不常用表示 '结果'；表示多个结果应使用 'consequences'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
前件和后件
In the conditional “If P, then Q,” P is the antecedent and Q is the consequent.
在条件命题“如果P，则Q”中，P是前件，Q是后件。
比的后项
In the ratio a:b, b is the consequent of the ratio.
在比a:b中，b是比的后项。
顺向河
A consequent stream follows the original slope of the land.
顺向河沿着地面的原始坡度流动。
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consequent 长得像 consequence（后果），记住“后果”就是随后而来的事；条件句 If P then Q 中，Q 就是 consequent。
语域：formal 常见场景：逻辑学、数学、地理学、正式文本 该词作名词时通常用于逻辑学、数学等专业语境，或较正式的书面表达；日常口语中比较少见。
可数名词；常用于正式语境
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