一、详细释义:


n.

结果,效果


例句:

I think there can be but one outcome to this affair.

我认为这件事只可能有一种结局。


例句:

She was satisfied with the outcome of her efforts.

她对自己努力的结果很满意。


例句:

The outcome of the election was in doubt then.

当时,大选的结果还不清楚。


二、词义辨析:


consequence,result,effect,outcome

这些名词均含“结果”之意。 consequence多指随某一事件引起的,必然或自然的不良结果,不强调直接的因果关系,而侧重事件发展的逻辑关系。 result普通用词,含义广泛,侧重因某种原因所产生的最终结果,而不是眼前的结果。 effect指因某种原因直接产生的结果,着重持续稳定与其影响。 outcome普通用词,多指事物经过一系列发展变化所导致的最终结局,而不是某种原因的直接结果。常可与result通用。


三、参考例句:


What was the outcome of the negotiations?

谈判的结果如何?


The outcome of the battle was indecisive.

此役结果尚未明朗。


Something approximating to a fair outcome will be ensured.

保证会有大致公正的结果。


The outcome of the election is a foregone conclusion.

选举结果已在预料之中。


The probable outcome of the talks is a compromise.

这场会谈可能的结果就是妥协。


I feel nervous about the outcome of the experiment .

我为那个实验结果而感到紧张不安。


The outcome of the trial vindicates Howells completely.

庭审结果彻底证明了豪厄尔斯的清白。


The outcome of the election was correspondent with my prediction.

选举结果与我的预计一致。


The outcome of the election remains in doubt.

选举的结果仍然不能肯定。


It was impossible to predict the outcome of the election.