核心畫面
Picture one domino knocking over the next: the second thing happens because the first one did. That link — this followed from that — is the word. The connection is what matters, not the size of the event, which is why the third use can turn the word inside out: something 'of no consequence' is something whose knock-on effects nobody has to worry about.
可以想成：一張骨牌推倒下一張——後面那件事之所以發生，是因為前面那件發生了。這個「由此而來」的連結就是這個字。重點在…更多收起
可以想成：一張骨牌推倒下一張——後面那件事之所以發生，是因為前面那件發生了。這個「由此而來」的連結就是這個字。重點在連結本身，不在事情大小，所以第三個用法可以把它反過來用：說一件事 of no consequence，意思是它不會推倒任何東西，因此不必放在心上。原始詞典資料6 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
consequencenoun/ˈkɒn.sɪ.kwəns/
- 1
An effect; something that follows a cause as a result.
- The lobule margins, furthermore, are arched away from the lobe, with the consequence that (when fully inflated) the abaxial leaf surface forms the interior lining of the lobule.
- 2
An effect; something that follows a cause as a result.
- I'm warning you. If you don't get me the report on time, there will be consequences.
- Nevertheless, it is clear that the global energy demand for air-conditioning will grow substantially as nations become more affluent, with the consequences of climate change potentially accelerating the demand.
- 3
consecution; chain of causes and effects.
- 4
conclusion, deduction or inference; the thing concluded.
- 5
Importance, influence, or significance.
- My opinions are of no consequence whatsoever to my parents.
- Thus young Pen, the only son of an estated country gentleman, with a good allowance, and a gentlemanlike bearing and person, looked to be a lad of much more consequence than he was really; and was held by the Oxbridge authorities, tradesmen, and undergraduates, as quite a young buck and member of the aristocracy.
consequenceverb/ˈkɒn.sɪ.kwəns/
- 1
To threaten or punish (a child, etc.) with specific consequences for misbehaviour.
- The goal of consequencing is to teach the child a lesson that leads to positive choices and behaviors. The goal of punishment is to inflict pain and seek revenge. Angry parenting is punitive and ineffectual.
- These behaviours are not acceptable within a classroom setting and often result in the child being consequenced or removed from class.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。