1788, "that which results from something," originally Scottish, from out + come (v.). Popularized in English by Carlyle (c. 1830s). Used in Middle English in sense of "act or fact of coming out" (c. 1200). Old English had utancumen (n.) "stranger, foreigner."
雙語例句
1. Jockeys are forbidden to bet on the outcome of races.
職業賽馬騎師禁止對賽馬結果下注。
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2. Bankers are keeping a wary eye on the outcome.
銀行家們對結果保持高度警惕。
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3. Whatever the outcome, it's going to be one hell of a fight.
不管結果如何，這都會是場艱苦的戰斗。
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4. It would be presumptuous to judge what the outcome will be.
現在就判斷結果將會怎樣未免有些冒昧。
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5. The outcome depends on conditions as well as how events unfold.