consequential
consequential 英 [ˌkɒnsɪˈkwenʃl] 美 [ˌkɑnsəˈkwenʃl]
adj. 间接的；结果的；重要的；随之发生的；自傲的
名词复数:consequentials
- Things that are consequential are important — extremely important. Electing a new president and having a baby are consequential. Killing a fly? Not so much.
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- adj. 间接的；结果的；重要的；随之发生的；自傲的
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1. retirement and the consequential reduction in income
退休与随之而来的收入减少
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2. The report discusses a number of consequential matters that are yet to be decided.
这份报告讨论了许多有待决定的重大问题。
- consequential (adj.) 1620s, "not direct or immediate," from consequent (Latin consequentia) + -al (1). Sense of "following as an effect or result" is from 1650s. Of persons, "self-important," 1758, from obsolete sense in reference to things, "important, pregnant with consequences" (1728). Related: Consequentially (c. 1600).
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