consequence?：結果，成果；[邏]結論；重要性；推論
復數：consequences
1.結果；後果；影響
（?The?consequences?of?something?are?the?results?or?effects?of?it.?）
Her?lawyer?said?she?understood?the?consequences?of?her?actions?and?was?prepared?to?go?to?jail...
她的律師說她明白自己行為的後果，已有了入獄的心理準備。
An?economic?crisis?may?have?tremendous?consequences?for?our?global?security.
壹場經濟危機可能嚴重影響到全球安定。
2.結果；因此
If?one?thing?happens?and?then?another?thing?happens?in?consequence?or?as?a
consequence,?the?second?thing?happens?as?a?result?of?the?first.?
例如：His?death?was?totally?unexpected?and,?in?consequence,?no?plans?had been?made?for?his?replacement...
他的死完全出乎意料，所以，根本沒有安排替補人選。
Maternity?services?were?to?be?reduced?in?consequence?of?falling?birth?rates.
由於出生率下降，產科服務會隨之削減。