outcome
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 outcome of this football game is a foregone conclusion.
这场足球赛，谁胜谁负已成定局。
There are many who believe that civil war will be the eventual outcome of the racial tension in the country
有很多人相信，该国种族关系的紧张最终将导致内战。
It would be presumptuous to judge what the outcome will be.
现在就判断结果将会怎样未免有些冒昧。
The outcome depends on conditions as well as how events unfold
结果取决于条件，还取决于事件的进展。
The outcome of the war is hard to foretell.
战争胜负难以预卜。
The outcome was still in doubt
结果仍不确定。