prequel
an event that happens after and is the result of an earlier event: 后果；结局
There was a dramatic sequel to last Thursday's scandalous revelations when the minister suddenly announced his resignation.部长突然宣布辞职，上星期四的丑闻曝光便有了戏剧般的结局。
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sequel | American Dictionary

sequel
noun[ C ]
us/ˈsi·kwəl/
a book, movie, or play that continues the story of a previous work:
Sequels to movies like "Jaws" and "Superman" have become big business in the film industry.

sequel | Business English

sequel
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈsiːkwəl/us
a book, film, or play that continues the story of a previous book, etc.:
The movie sequel did even better at the box office than the original.
an event that happens after and is the result of an earlier event:
a sequel to sthYesterday's vote was a controversial sequel to the decision to change the guidelines.

Examples of sequel

sequel
There were no reports of non-suppurative sequels of streptococcal pharyngitis in the other articles reviewed.
Rupture of the balloon occurred in 2 patients: insertion of another catheter permitted abolishment of the residual waist completely with no sequels.
Aortic and peripheral aneurysms are reported as sequels of systemic arteritis.
Under the conditions of the double-switch approach, the well-known sequels of right ventricular dysfunction and tricuspid incompetence are of no concern.
Permanent sequels from these complications were uncommon, as the great majority of the complications were successfully treated or else were self-limited.
The arthritis classically has an asymmetric and migratory pattern and has no sequels.
Beginning in 1988, more rigorous physiologic studies investigating the pathophysiologic sequels accompanying fetal surgical intervention and fetal cardiac bypass were initiated.
Postoperative sequels were assessed at cardiac catheterization with cineangiography and at echocardiography.
She has suffered no sequels from the procedure, and has normal growth and development.
There were no nonsuppurative sequels, and suppurative sequels were very rare.
In symptomatic cases diagnosis is rarely difficult, but the prognosis is poor since, in these patients, neurologic sequels have already been established at the time of diagnosis.
Five sequels followed by 1592.
A single hierarchical tree was produced, with an expansion of all sections, particularly acquired heart disease and post-surgical complications and sequels, culminating in over 4,300 terms.
The patient underwent corrective surgery 2 years after palliation, with no neurologic sequels from his hypoxic spells.
Coronary arteritis and the formation of coronary arterial aneurysms are the most serious early cardiac complications, while long term sequels, such as coronary stenosis and myocardial infarction, may occur.
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