consequence/consequent/consequently

consequence /ˈkɔnsikwəns/ n. ［c］结果，后果: The consequence was that he caught a bad cold. 结果他得了重感冒。Nobody can tell what the consequence may be. 谁也说不清将可能发生什么后果。as a consequence/in consequence 结果：As a consequence, the bitterest race hatreds broke out. 结果爆发了最残酷的种族仇视。We hadn’t enough money to pay our bus fare, and in consequence we had to walk. 我们钱不够买公共汽车票，结果只好步行回家。as a consequence of/in consequence of… 由于…的结果：In/As a consequence of his laziness, he was fired. 由于懒惰，他被解雇了。

［辨析］见result                      

consequent /ˈkɔnsikwənt/ adj. 作为结果(或后果)的，随之发生的(on/upon)：The flood was consequent upon the heavy rain. 大雨导致了洪水。This fall of prices is consequent on the rise in production.这次价格下降是生产提高的结果。The experiment and consequent explosion wrecked the lab. 实验及随后的爆炸毁了实验室。 

consequently /ˈkɔnsikwəntli/ adv. 结果，因此，所以：［考句］The rain was heavy and consequently the land was flooded. 雨下得很大，所以田地被淹没了。