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."
双语例句
1. Jockeys are forbidden to bet on the outcome of races.
职业赛马骑师禁止对赛马结果下注。
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2. Bankers are keeping a wary eye on the outcome.
银行家们对结果保持高度警惕。
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3. Whatever the outcome, it's going to be one hell of a fight.
不管结果如何，这都会是场艰苦的战斗。
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4. It would be presumptuous to judge what the outcome will be.
现在就判断结果将会怎样未免有些冒昧。
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5. The outcome depends on conditions as well as how events unfold.