sequel

sequel

英 ['siːkw(ə)l]
　　美 ['sikwəl]

n. 續集；結局；繼續；後果

中文詞源：

sequel 續篇，續集

來自拉丁語 sequi,追隨，延續，詞源同 sequence,pursue.-el,小詞後綴。引申詞義續集，續篇。

例句：

1. Richard Chamberlain has agreed to make a sequel to "The Thorn Birds".
理查德·張伯倫已經同意接拍《荊棘鳥》的續集。

2. The police said the clash was a sequel to yesterday'snationwide strike.
警方說這場沖突是昨天全國大罷工的餘波。

3. She is currently writing a sequel to Daphne du Maurier's "Rebecca"
她現在正在續寫達夫妮·杜穆裡埃的小說《蝴蝶夢》。

4. The arrests were a "direct sequel" to investigations.
調查的“直接結果”就是這些抓捕行動。

5. The immediate sequel to the price rises was uprisings across the country.
漲價的直接後果就是遍及全國的抗議浪潮.