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consequent to

/kon-si-kwent, -kwuhnt/US // ˈkɒn sɪˌkwɛnt, -kwənt //UK // (ˈkɒnsɪkwənt) //

由此产生的,因此,由于,因此而产生的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : following as an effect or result; resulting: a fall in price consequent to a rise in production.
    • : following as a logical conclusion: a consequent law.
    • : following or progressing logically: consequent reasoning.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : anything that follows upon something else, with or without a causal relationship.
    • : Logic. the second member of a conditional proposition, as “Caesar was a great general” in “If Caesar conquered Gaul, he was a great general.”
    • : Mathematics. the second term of a ratio.the second of two vectors in a dyad.

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Examples

  • Then there is the grand premiere and the consequent climb to the top of the Twitterverse.

  • He explains the late departure of the ships for Nueva España, and the consequent mortality reported on one of them.

  • This is a very dark frame of mind, consequent on overwork and the conclusion of the excruciating Ebb Tide.

  • I suffered so much from the consequent relaxation, that I never repeated the occasion.

  • For the first time the three seemed to be made aware of the approach of the Federals, and to show consequent alarm and haste.

  • No cause acts without a consequent effect; an effect is a sure sign of a preceding cause.