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
(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
(Music)the second or imitating voice or part in a canon (乐)答题,答句
语源
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin consequent- 'overtaking, following closely', from the verb consequi