consequent

consequent
adjective
  1. following as a result or effect
    作为结果的,由…而起的;随之发生的
    the social problems of their pupils and their consequent educational difficulties.
    他们学生的社会问题和由此引起的教育难题。
    you've got a university place consequent on your exam results.
    由于你的考试成绩,你已被大学录取了。
    ■(Geology)(of a stream or valley) having a direction or character determined by the original slope of the land before erosion
    (地质)(河流,山谷)顺向的
    ■(archaic)logically consistent
    (古)逻辑上一致的;合乎逻辑的
noun
  1. (Logic)the second part of a conditional proposition, whose truth is stated to be implied by that of the antecedent
    (逻)后件,推断
  2. (Music)the second or imitating voice or part in a canon
    (乐)答题,答句
语源
  1. late Middle English: via Old French from Latin consequent- 'overtaking, following closely', from the verb consequi
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