sequel
美音:
[´si:kwəl
]英音:
[´si:kwəl
]n.结局
难易程度:
sequel为短语/超纲词汇
词根
sequ,secut,su=to follow(跟随)
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sequel
/'si:kwəl; `sikwəl/
n ~ (to sth)
1 thing that happens after or as a result of an earlier event 继之而来的事物; 有前因的事物
*His speech had an unfortunate sequel, in that it caused a riot. 他的演说产生了不幸的後果, 由之引发一场骚乱.
* Famine is often the sequel to war. 饥荒往往是战争造成的.
2 novel, film, etc that continues the story of an earlier one, often using the same characters (小说、电影等的)续篇, 续集
*He is writing a sequel to his latest best seller. 他正在写他的最新畅销书的续集.
sequel
n[
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Old French;Origin: sequelle, from
Latin sequela, from sequi;
SEQUENCE]
[C]a book, film, play etc that continues the story of an earlier one, usually written or made by the same person
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prequel 'Star Wars' and its sequelssequel to She's writing a sequel to her first novel. [C usually singular]an event that happens as a result of something that happened before