consequence
单词辨析：
强调灾难（如风暴、地震、战争等）留下的后果。
Life became even harder in the aftermath of the war.
战争过后生活变得更加艰难。
Measures were taken to prevent the disease in the aftermath of the earthquake.
已采取措施预防地震后引发疫病。
强调逻辑关系，多指不良结果。
Have you considered the consequences of your failure?
你考虑过失败的后果吗？
Who will shoulder the consequences of the war?
谁来承担战争的后果？
侧重指预先不知道的结果。
The outcome of the war is the unconditional surrender of the enemy.
这场战争的结局就是敌人无条件投降。
It's impossible to predict the outcome of the general election.
大选的结果无法预测。
普通用词，强调因为某事而引起的结果。
His illness is the result of drinking polluted water.
他的病是由饮用受污染的水引起的。
The development of different species is the result of natural selection.
不同物种的进化是自然选择的结果。
As a result of the heavy fog, all flights have been delayed.
由于雾太大，所有航班都延误了。
相关例句：
The erratic fluctuation of market prices is in consequence of unstable economy.
经济波动致使市场物价忽起忽落。
Maternity services were to be reduced in consequence of falling birth rates.
由于出生率下降，产科服务会随之削减。
He may be a man of consequence in his own village, but he is nobody here.
他在自己村里也许算个要人，但在这里却不足道。
I regret to inform you he died as a consequence of his injuries.
我很遗憾地通知你，他因伤势太重不治身亡。
As an overseer, he suddenly found himself a person of consequence
作为工头，他突然觉得自己是个重要人物。
Wastage was no doubt a necessary consequence of war
巨大的损耗无疑是战争的必然结果。