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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary se·quel
\\ˈsē-kwəl also -ˌkwel\\ noun ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French sequele, from Latin sequela, from sequi to follow — more at sue DATE 15th century 1. consequence , result 2.
a. subsequent development
b. the next installment (as of a speech or story); especially : a literary, cinematic, or televised work continuing the course of a story begun in a preceding one sequel
c.1420, "train of followers," from O.Fr. sequelle, from L.L. sequela "that which follows, result, consequence," from sequi "to follow," from PIE base *sekw- (cf. Skt. sacate "accompanies, follows," Avestan hacaiti, Gk. hepesthai "to follow," Lith. seku "to follow," L. secundus "second, the following," O.Ir. sechim "I follow"). Meaning "consequence" is attested from 1477. Meaning "story that follows and continues another" first recorded 1513. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 sequelse·quel / 5si:kwEl / noun ~ (to sth)1. a book, film / movie, play, etc. that continues the story of an earlier one (书、电影、戏剧等的)续篇,续集:
a sequel to the hit movie 'Sister Act' 轰动一时的影片《修女也疯狂》的续集⇨ compare prequel 2. [usually sing.] something that happens after an earlier event or as a result of an earlier event 后续的事；随之而来的事；结果:
There was an interesting sequel to these events later in the year. 这几件事发生以后,当年就出现了一种有趣的结果。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishsequel
noun 1 to a book, film, etc. VERB + SEQUEL do, make, write He's been asked to make a sequel to ‘Peter Pan’. PREP. in a/the~ Some important new characters appear in the sequel. | ~ to 2 sth that happens after sth else ADJ. immediate | strange, unexpected VERB + SEQUEL have The affair had a strange sequel. PREP. ~ to The immediate sequel to the price rises was uprisings across the country. Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged se·quel
\ˈsēkwəl\ noun
( -s) Etymology: Middle English sequel, sequele, from Middle French sequelle, from Latin sequella, sequela, from sequi to follow — more at sue 1. obsolete
a. : a member of a retinue : follower , retainer — usually used in plural
< friends, adherents, and sequels, should be comprehended in the truce — John Speed >
b. : succession , series
< his daughter first; and in sequel, all — Shakespeare >
< a sequel of four — Lancelot Andrewes >2.
a. : something that follows naturally from an antecedent cause : consequence , result
< higher prices as a sequel to rising production costs >
b. obsolete : a logical inference
< so fareth it with the bodies and by sequel with the souls — Thomas Walkington >
c. : sequela 1
< gangrene is … a sequel of wounds — Robert Chawner >3.
a. : the next in an unfolding series (as of events) : subsequent development
< powered flight as the evolutionary sequel to gliding >
b. : the next installment (as of a speech or narrative) : continuation ; especially : a literary work continuing the course of a narrative begun in a preceding one
< the hero performs even more astonishing feats in the sequel >4. : an allowance of meal or other small perquisite made in thirlage to the servants of the dominant mill for actual or nominal services in grinding — usually used in plural
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