outcome

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。

名词 outcome:

1. something that results
   同义词：result, resultant, final result, termination
2. a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
   同义词：consequence, effect, result, event, issue, upshot

1. Don't conjecture about the outcome.
   不要对结果妄加猜测。
2. The outcome of the election is a foregone conclusion.
   选举结果已在预料之中。
3. Don't try to second-guess the outcome.
   不要猜测结果。
4. Public interest centres on the outcome of next week's by-election.
   公众的注意力集中在下周的补选结果上。
5. The outcome of the game is beyond his fondest hopes.
   比赛结果使他大喜过望。
6. The probable outcome of the talks is a compromise.
   会谈的结果很可能是妥协。
7. The necessary outcome of a war is a fall in production.
   战争带来的必然结果就是生产力下降。
8. What was the outcome of your meeting?
   你们会晤的结果如何?