sequel

英 [ˈsiː.kwəl]      美 [ˈsiː.kwəl]
  • n. 续集;结局;继续;后果
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sequel 续篇,续集

来自拉丁语 sequi,追随,延续,词源同 sequence,pursue.-el,小词后缀。引申词义续集,续篇。

sequel (n.)
early 15c., "train of followers," from Old French sequelle (14c.), from Late Latin sequela "that which follows, result, consequence," from sequi "to follow, come after, follow after, attend, follow naturally," from PIE root *sekw- (1) "to follow" (cognates: Sanskrit sacate "accompanies, follows," Avestan hacaiti, Greek hepesthai "to follow," Lithuanian seku "to follow," Latin secundus "second, the following," Old Irish sechim "I follow"). Meaning "consequence" is attested from late 15c. Meaning "story that follows and continues another" first recorded 1510s.
1. Richard Chamberlain has agreed to make a sequel to "The Thorn Birds".
理查德·张伯伦已经同意接拍《荆棘鸟》的续集。
2. The police said the clash was a sequel to yesterday'snationwide strike.
警方说这场冲突是昨天全国大罢工的余波。
3. She is currently writing a sequel to Daphne du Maurier's "Rebecca"
她现在正在续写达夫妮·杜穆里埃的小说《蝴蝶梦》。
4. The arrests were a "direct sequel" to investigations.
调查的“直接结果”就是这些抓捕行动。
5. The immediate sequel to the price rises was uprisings across the country.
涨价的直接后果就是遍及全国的抗议浪潮.

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