consequence
🇺🇸
/ˈkɑːnsɪkwens/
🇬🇧
/ˈkɒnsɪkwəns/
noun
B1
a result or effect of an action, especially a bad one
If you break the rules, you must face the consequence.
如果你违反规则，就必须承担后果。
R
importance or significance
The mistake was of little consequence and quickly forgotten.
这个错误无关紧要，很快就被遗忘了。
R
a game where players take turns writing parts of a story without seeing previous parts, ending with 'And the consequence was...'
In the game of consequence, we never know what funny ending we'll create.
在后果游戏中，我们永远不知道会创造出什么有趣的结局。
translation
后果, 重要性, 后果游戏
词形变化
Plural
consequences