英文词源
- consequence
- consequence: see sequence
- consequence (n.)
- late 14c., "inference, conclusion," from Old French consequence "result" (13c., Modern French conséquence), from Latin consequentia, from consequentem (nominative consequens), present participle of consequi "to follow after," from com- "with" (see com-) + sequi "to follow" (see sequel). Sense of "importance" (c. 1600) is from notion of being "pregnant with consequences."
中文词源
con-, 强调。-seq, 连接，连续，词源同sequence, persecute.即按顺序递进的结果。
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：consequence 词源，consequence 含义。
词根词缀： con-共同 + -sequ-跟随 + -ence名词词尾
