consequence
/ˈkɒnsɪkwəns/noun
1
- a result or effect of an action or condition结果, 后果; 影响：
many have been laid off from work as a consequence of the government's policies.
许多人由于政府的政策而被解雇。
2
- mass noun [usu. with negative] importance or relevance重要性, 重大; 意义：
the past is of no consequence.
过去无关紧要。
2.1
- dated social distinction〈旧〉显赫, 显要：
a woman of consequence.
知名女人。
3
consequences
a game in which a narrative, typically one describing the meeting of a man and woman, is made up by the players in turn, each ignorant of what has already been contributed（尤指描述一男一女会面的）连环问答式叙事游戏。
短语
in consequence
- as a result因此, 由此; 结果。
take（或bear）the consequences
- accept responsibility for the negative results or effects of one's choice or action承担后果。
词源
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin consequentia, from consequent- 'following closely', from the verb consequi.