Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter C - Page 110
Conquest (n.) 征服；克服；佔領 [U]；（由征服所得的）掠奪物，繳獲品，佔領地 [C]；博得歡心，贏得關注 [C]；【謔】（愛情的）俘虜 [C]；【史】（大寫）（諾曼人的）征服英國 [the S] The act of gaining or regaining by successful struggle; as, the conquest of liberty or peace.
The Conquest (Eng. Hist.), The subjugation of England by William of Normandy in 1066. The Norman Conquest.
Syn: Victory; triumph; mastery; reduction; subjugation; subjection.
Conquest (n.) The act of conquering [syn: conquest, conquering, subjection, subjugation].
Conquest (n.) Success in mastering something difficult; "the conquest of space".
Conquest (n.) An act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone [syn: seduction, conquest].
Conquest, () feudal law. This term was used by the feudists to signify purchase.
Conquest, () international law. The acquisition of the sovereignty of a country by force of arms, exercised by an independent power which reduces the vanquished to the submission of its empire.
Conquest, () It is a general rule, that where conquered countries have laws of their own, these laws remain in force after the conquest, until they are abrogated, unless they are contrary to our religion, or enact any malum in se. In all such cases the laws of the conquering country prevail; for it is not to be presumed that laws opposed to religion or sound morals could be sanctioned. 1 Story, Const. Sec. 150, and the cases there cited.
Conquest, () The conquest and military occupation of a part of the territory of the United States by a public enemy, renders such conquered territory, during such occupation, a foreign country with respect to the revenue laws of the United States. 4 Wheat. R. 246; 2 Gallis. R. 486. The people of a conquered territory change their allegiance, but, by the modern practice, their relations to each other, and their rights of property, remain the same. 7 Pet. R. 86.
Conquest, () Conquest does not, per se, give the conqueror plenum dominium et utile, but a temporary right of possession and government. 2 Gallis. R. 486; 3 Wash. C. C. R. 101. See 8 Wheat. R. 591; 2 Bay, R. 229; 2 Dall. R. 1; 12 Pet. 410.
Conquest, () The right which the English government claimed over the territory now composing the United States, was not founded on conquest, but discovery. Id. Sec. 152, et seq.
Consanguineal (a.) Of the same blood; related by birth. -- Sir T. Browne.
Consanguineal (a.) Related by blood [syn: akin(p), blood-related, cognate, consanguine, consanguineous, consanguineal, kin(p)].
Consanguined (a.) Of kin blood; related. [R.] -- Johnson.
Consanguineous (a.) 同血統的；有血緣的；同族的；同祖先的 Of the same blood; related by birth; descended from the same parent or ancestor. -- Shak.
Syn: consanguine.
Consanguineous (a.) Related by blood [syn: akin(p), blood-related, cognate, consanguine, consanguineous, consanguineal, kin(p)].
Consanguinity (n.) 血親；同族；密切關係 The relation of persons by blood, in distinction from affinity or relation by marriage; blood relationship; as, lineal consanguinity; collateral consanguinity.
Invoking aid by the ties of consanguinity. -- Prescott.
Consanguinity (n.) (Anthropology) Related by blood [syn: consanguinity, blood kinship, cognation] [ant: affinity].
Consarcination (n.) A patching together; patchwork. [Obs.] -- Bailey.
Compare: Patchwork
Patchwork (n.) 補綴品；湊合物；拼湊成的東西 Needlework in which small pieces of cloth in different designs, colors, or textures are sewn together.
‘A quilt of patchwork.’
Patchwork (n.) The craft of sewing in which small pieces of cloth in different designs, colors, or textures are sewn together.
‘Specialists in quilting and patchwork.
Patchwork (n.) A thing composed of many different elements so as to appear variegated.
‘A patchwork of stone walls and green fields.’
Conscience (n.) 良心；道義心；善惡觀念 [C] [U] Knowledge of one's own thoughts or actions; consciousness. [Obs.]
The sweetest cordial we receive, at last, Is conscience of our virtuous actions past. -- Denham.
Conscience (n.) The faculty, power, or inward principle which decides as to the character of one's own actions, purposes, and affections, warning against and condemning that which is wrong, and approving and prompting to that which is right; the moral faculty passing judgment on one's self; the moral sense.
My conscience hath a thousand several tongues, And every tongue brings in a several tale, And every tale condemns me for a villain. -- Shak.
As science means knowledge, conscience etymologically means self-knowledge . . . But the English word implies a moral standard of action in the mind as well as a consciousness of our own actions. . . . Conscience is the reason, employed about questions of right and wrong, and accompanied with the sentiments of approbation and condemnation. -- Whewell.
Conscience (n.) The estimate or determination of conscience; conviction or right or duty.
Conscience supposes the existence of some such [i.e., moral] faculty, and properly signifies our consciousness of having acted agreeably or contrary to its directions. -- Adam Smith.
Conscience (n.) Tenderness of feeling; pity. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Conscience clause, A clause in a general law exempting persons whose religious scruples forbid compliance therewith, -- as from taking judicial oaths, rendering military service, etc.
Conscience money, Stolen or wrongfully acquired money that is voluntarily restored to the rightful possessor. Such money paid into the United States treasury by unknown debtors is called the Conscience fund.
Court of Conscience, A court established for the recovery of small debts, in London and other trading cities and districts. [Eng.] -- Blackstone.
In conscience, In all conscience, In deference or obedience to conscience or reason; in reason; reasonably. "This is enough in conscience." -- Howell. "Half a dozen fools are, in all conscience, as many as you should require." -- Swift.
To make conscience of, To make a matter of conscience, To act according to the dictates of conscience concerning (any matter), or to scruple to act contrary to its dictates.
Conscience (n.) Motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions [syn: conscience, scruples, moral sense, sense of right and wrong].
Conscience (n.) Conformity to one's own sense of right conduct; "a person of unflagging conscience".
Conscience (n.) A feeling of shame when you do something immoral; "he has no conscience about his cruelty".
Conscience, () That faculty of the mind, or inborn sense of right and wrong, by which we judge of the moral character of human conduct. It is common to all men. Like all our other faculties, it has been perverted by the Fall (John 16:2; Acts 26:9; Rom. 2:15). It is spoken of as "defiled" (Titus 1:15), and "seared" (1 Tim. 4:2). A "conscience void of offence" is to be sought and cultivated (Acts 24:16; Rom. 9:1; 2 Cor. 1:12; 1 Tim. 1:5, 19; 1 Pet. 3:21).
Conscience, () The moral sense, or that capacity of our mental constitution, by which we irresistibly feel the difference between right and wrong.
Conscience, () The constitution of the United States wisely provides that "no religious test shall ever be required." No man, then, or body of men, have a right to control a man's belief or opinion in religious matters, or to forbid the most perfect freedom of inquiry in relation to them, by force or threats, or by any other motives than arguments or persuasion. Vide Story, Const. Sec. 1841-1843.
Conscience (n.) [ C or U ] (C2) 良心；良知 The part of you that judges how moral your own actions are and makes you feel guilty about bad things that you have done or things you feel responsible for.
// A guilty conscience.
// A question/ matter of conscience.
// You didn't do anything wrong - you should have a clear conscience (= not feel guilty).
// My conscience would really bother me if I wore a fur coat.
// (UK) He's got no conscience at all (= does not feel guilty) about leaving me to do the housework.
Idiom:
Be/ weigh on your conscience 使（某人）良心不安，使（某人）覺得內疚 To make you feel guilty.
// Yesterday I ignored an old woman who asked me for money in the street, and it's been on my conscience ever since.
In all conscience (UK) (US in good conscience) (Formal) 憑良心；公道地 Without feeling guilty.
// You couldn't, in all conscience, ask her to pay the whole bill!
Conscienced (a.) Having a conscience. [R.] "Soft-conscienced men." -- Shak.
Conscienceless (a.) 沒良心的；不知廉恥的 Without conscience; indifferent to conscience; unscrupulous.
Conscienceless and wicked patrons. -- Hookre.
Conscienceless (a.) Lacking a conscience; "a conscienceless villain"; "brash, unprincipled, and conscienceless"; "an unconscionable liar" [syn: conscienceless, unconscionable].
Conscient (a.) Conscious. [R.] -- Bacon.
Conscientious (a.) 憑良心的；誠實的；認真的，勤勤懇懇的；謹慎的；煞費苦心的 Influenced by conscience; governed by a strict regard to the dictates of conscience, or by the known or supposed rules of right and wrong; -- said of a person.
The advice of wise and conscientious men. -- Prescott.
Conscientious (a.) Characterized by a regard to conscience; conformed to the dictates of conscience; -- said of actions.
A holy and conscientious course. -- Abp. Tillotson.
Syn: Scrupulous; exact; faithful; just; upright.
Conscientious (a.) Characterized by extreme care and great effort; "conscientious application to the work at hand"; "painstaking research"; "scrupulous attention to details" [syn: conscientious, painstaking, scrupulous].
Conscientious (a.) Guided by or in accordance with conscience or sense of right and wrong; "a conscientious decision to speak out about injustice" [ant: unconscientious].
Conscientious (a.) (C1) 認真的；盡心盡責的；一絲不苟的 Putting a lot of effort into your work.
// A conscientious student.
Conscientiously (adv.) 憑良心地；認真地，負責盡職地 In a conscientious manner; as a matter of conscience; hence; faithfully; accurately; completely.
Conscientiously (adv.) With extreme conscientiousness; "he came religiously every morning at 8 o'clock" [syn: scrupulously, conscientiously, religiously].
Conscientiousness (n.) 按良心辦事；認真，盡責 The quality of being conscientious; a scrupulous regard to the dictates of conscience.
Conscientiousness (n.) The quality of being in accord with the dictates of conscience [ant: unconscientiousness].
Conscientiousness (n.) The trait of being painstaking and careful [syn: conscientiousness, painstakingness] [ant: unconscientiousness].
Conscientiousness (n.) Strict attentiveness to what one is doing < Finished the last details with as much conscientiousness as the first >.
Conscionable (a.) 合乎良心的；公正的 Governed by, or according to, conscience; reasonable; just.
Let my debtors have conscionable satisfaction. -- Sir H. Wotton.
Conscionable (a.) Acceptable to your conscience.
Conscionableness (n.) The quality of being conscionable; reasonableness. -- Johnson.
Conscionably (adv.) Reasonably; justly.
Conscious (a.) 神志清醒的，有知覺的 [F]；意識到的，覺察到的 [F] [（+of）] [+that]；故意的，蓄意的；害羞的[（+of）]；（常用以構成複合詞）有……意識的 Possessing the faculty of knowing one's own thoughts or mental operations.
Some are thinking or conscious beings, or have a power of thought. -- I. Watts.
Conscious (a.) Possessing knowledge, whether by internal, conscious experience or by external observation; cognizant; aware; sensible.
Her conscious heart imputed suspicion where none could have been felt. -- Hawthorne.
The man who breathes most healthilly is least conscious of his own breathing. -- De Quincey.
Conscious (a.) Made the object of consciousness; known to one's self; as, conscious guilt.
With conscious terrors vex me round. -- Milton.
Syn: Aware; apprised; sensible; felt; known.
Conscious (a.) Intentionally conceived; "a conscious effort to speak more slowly"; "a conscious policy" [syn: {conscious}, {witting}].
Conscious (a.) Knowing and perceiving; having awareness of surroundings and sensations and thoughts; "remained conscious during the operation"; "conscious of his faults"; "became conscious that he was being followed" [ant: {unconscious}].
Conscious (a.) (Followed by `of') Showing realization or recognition of something; "few voters seem conscious of the issue's importance"; "conscious of having succeeded"; "the careful tread of one conscious of his alcoholic load"- Thomas Hardy.
Consciously (adv.) 有意識地；自覺地 In a conscious manner; with knowledge of one's own mental operations or actions.
Consciously (adv.) With awareness; "she consciously played with the idea of inviting them" [ant: {unconsciously}].
Consciousness (n.) [U] 有知覺；清醒；（個人或群體的）意念；意識 The state of being conscious; knowledge of one's own existence, condition, sensations, mental operations, acts, etc.
Consciousness is thus, on the one hand, the recognition by the mind or "ego" of its acts and affections; -- in other words, the self-affirmation that certain modifications are known by me, and that these modifications are mine. -- Sir W. Hamilton.
Consciousness (n.) Immediate knowledge or perception of the presence of any object, state, or sensation. See the Note under {Attention}.
Annihilate the consciousness of the object, you annihilate the consciousness of the operation. -- Sir W. Hamilton.
And, when the steam Which overflowed the soul had passed away, A consciousness remained that it had left. . . . images and precious thoughts That shall not die, and can not be destroyed. -- Wordsworth.
The consciousness of wrong brought with it the consciousness of weakness. -- Froude.
Consciousness (n.) Feeling, persuasion, or expectation; esp., inward sense of guilt or innocence.
An honest mind is not in the power of a dishonest: to break its peace there must be some guilt or consciousness. -- Pope.
Consciousness (n.) An alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation; "he lost consciousness" [ant: {unconsciousness}].
Consciousness (n.) Having knowledge of; "he had no awareness of his mistakes"; "his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced"; "their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive" [syn: {awareness}, {consciousness}, {cognizance}, {cognisance}, {knowingness}] [ant: {incognizance}].
Conscribe (v. t.) 徵召……入伍；限制；約束 To enroll; to enlist. [Obs.] -- E. Hall.
Conscript (n.) 應徵士兵 One taken by lot, or compulsorily enrolled, to serve as a soldier or sailor.
Conscript (v. t.) To enroll, by compulsion, for military service.
Conscript (a.) Enrolled; written; registered.
{Conscript fathers} (Rom. Antiq.), The senators of ancient Rome. When certain new senators were first enrolled with the "fathers" the body was called Patres et Conscripti; afterward all were called Patres conscripti.
Conscript (n.) Someone who is drafted into military service [syn: {draftee}, {conscript}, {inductee}] [ant: {military volunteer}, {voluntary}, {volunteer}].
Conscript (v.) Enroll into service compulsorily; "The men were conscripted".
Conscript (v.) [ T ] (US usually Draft) 徵召，招募 To force someone by law to serve in one of the armed forces.
// He was conscripted into the army at the age of 18.
Conscription (n.) [U] 徵兵；徵兵制度；徵用 An enrolling or registering.
The conscription of men of war. -- Bp. Burnet.
Conscription (n.) A compulsory enrollment of men for military or naval service; a draft.
Conscription (a.) Belonging to, or of the nature of, a conspiration.
Conscription (n.) Compulsory military service [syn: conscription, muster, draft, selective service].
Conscription (n.) [ U ] 徵兵；募兵；徵兵制度；徵集，徵發，徵用 A system in which people are made to join the army.
Consecrate (a.) 【古】奉為神聖的 Consecrated; devoted; dedicated; sacred.
They were assembled in that consecrate place. -- Bacon.
Consecrated (imp. & p. p.) of Consecrate.
Consecrating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Consecrate.
Consecrate (v. t.) 使聖化；使就聖職；把……放著作祭祀用 [（+to）] To make, or declare to be, sacred; to appropriate to sacred uses; to set apart, dedicate, or devote, to the service or worship of God; as, to consecrate a church; to give (one's self) unreservedly, as to the service of God.
One day in the week is . . . consecrated to a holy rest. -- Sharp.
Consecrate (v. t.) To set apart to a sacred office; as, to consecrate a bishop.
Thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons. -- Ex. xxix. 9.
Consecrate (v. t.) To canonize; to exalt to the rank of a saint; to enroll among the gods, as a Roman emperor.
Consecrate (v. t.) To render venerable or revered; to hallow; to dignify; as, rules or principles consecrated by time.
Syn: See {Addict}.
Consecrate (a.) Solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose; "a life consecrated to science"; "the consecrated chapel"; "a chapel dedicated to the dead of World War II" [syn: {consecrated}, {consecrate}, {dedicated}] [ant: {desecrated}]
Consecrate (v.) Appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church" [syn: {ordain}, {consecrate}, {ordinate}, {order}]
Consecrate (v.) Give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church" [syn: {give}, {dedicate}, {consecrate}, {commit}, {devote}]
Consecrate (v.) Dedicate to a deity by a vow [syn: {vow}, {consecrate}]
Consecrate (v.) Render holy by means of religious rites [syn: {consecrate}, {bless}, {hallow}, {sanctify}] [ant: {deconsecrate}, {desecrate}, {unhallow}].
Consecrated (a.) 神聖的；被奉為神聖的 Solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose; "a life consecrated to science"; "the consecrated chapel"; "a chapel dedicated to the dead of World War II" [syn: {consecrated}, {consecrate}, {dedicated}] [ant: {desecrated}].
Consecrated (a.) Made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use; "a consecrated church"; "the sacred mosque"; "sacred elephants"; "sacred bread and wine"; "sanctified wine" [syn: {consecrated}, {sacred}, {sanctified}].
Consecrater (n.) Consecrator.
Consecrator (n.) [L.] One who consecrates; one who performs the rites by which a person or thing is devoted or dedicated to sacred purposes. [Written also consecrater.]
Consecration (n.) [U] 神聖化；祝聖（儀式）；奉獻（儀式）；（聖職）授任儀式 The act or ceremony of consecrating; the state of being consecrated; dedication.
Until the days of your consecration be at an end. -- Lev. viii. 33.
Consecration makes not a place sacred, but only solemnly declares it so. -- South.
Consecration (n.) A solemn commitment of your life or your time to some cherished purpose (to a service or a goal); "his consecration to study".
Consecration (n.) (Religion) Sanctification of something by setting it apart (usually with religious rites) as dedicated to God; "the Cardinal attended the consecration of the church".
Consecration, () The devoting or setting apart of anything to the worship or service of God. The race of Abraham and the tribe of Levi were thus consecrated (Ex. 13:2, 12, 15; Num. 3:12). The Hebrews devoted their fields and cattle, and sometimes the spoils of war, to the Lord (Lev. 27:28, 29). According to the Mosaic law the first-born both of man and beast were consecrated to God.
In the New Testament, Christians are regarded as consecrated to the Lord (1 Pet. 2:9).
Consecrator (n.) [L.] One who consecrates; one who performs the rites by which a person or thing is devoted or dedicated to sacred purposes. [Written also consecrater.]
Consecratory (a.) 奉獻的；聖職授任的 Of or pertaining to the act of consecration; dedicatory.
The consecratory prayer. -- Bp. Burnet.
Consectaneous (a.) Following as a matter of course. -- Blount.
Consectary (a.) Following by consequence; consequent; deducible. [R.] "Consectary impieties." -- Sir T. Browne.
Consectary (n.) That which follows by consequence or is logically deducible; deduction from premises; corollary. [R.] -- Milton.
Consecute (v. t.) To follow closely; to endeavor to overtake; to pursue. [Obs.] -- Bp. Burnet.
Consecution (n.) 連貫；【文】（措辭，時態等之）一貫；一致 A following, or sequel; actual or logical dependence. -- Sir M. Hale.
Consecution (n.) A succession or series of any kind. [Obs.] -- Sir I. Newton.
Month of consecution (Astron.), A month as reckoned from one conjunction of the moon with the sun to another.
Consecutive (a.) 連續不斷的；連貫的 Following in a train; succeeding one another in a regular order; successive; uninterrupted in course or succession; with no interval or break; as, fifty consecutive years.
Consecutive (a.) Following as a consequence or result; actually or logically dependent; consequential; succeeding.
The actions of a man consecutive to volition. -- Locke.
Consecutive (a.) (Mus.) Having similarity of sequence; -- said of certain parallel progressions of two parts in a piece of harmony; as, consecutive fifths, or consecutive octaves, which are forbidden.
Consecutive chords (Mus.), Chords of the same kind succeeding one another without interruption.
Consecutive (adv.) In a consecutive manner; "we numbered the papers consecutively" [syn: consecutive, sequentially].
Consecutive (a.) One after the other; "back-to-back home runs" [syn: back-to-back, consecutive].
Consecutive (a.) In regular succession without gaps; "serial concerts" [syn: consecutive, sequent, sequential, serial, successive].
Consecutive (a.) Successive (without a break); "sick for five straight days" [syn: straight, consecutive].
Consecutively (adv.) 連續地；連貫地 In a consecutive manner; by way of sequence; successively.
Consecutively (adv.) In a consecutive manner; "he was consecutively ill, then well, then ill again".
Consecutiveness (n.) 連續性 The state or quality of being consecutive.
Consension (n.) Agreement; accord. -- Bentley.
Consensual (a.) (Law) 【律】在雙方同意下成立的；【生理】交感性的 Existing, or made, by the mutual consent of two or more parties.
Consensual (a.) (Physiol.) Excited or caused by sensation, sympathy, or reflex action, and not by conscious volition; as, consensual motions.
Consensual contract (Law), A contract formed merely by consent, as a marriage contract.
Consensual (a.) Existing by consent; "a consensual contract".
Consensual, () civil law. This word is applied to designate one species of contract known in the civil laws; these contracts derive their name from the consent of the parties which is required in their formation, as they cannot exist without such consent.
Consensual, () The contract of sale, among the civilians, is an example of a consensual contract, because the moment there is an agreement between the seller and the buyer as to the thing and the price, the vendor and the purchaser have reciprocal actions On the contrary, on a loan, there is no action by the lender or borrower, although there may have been consent, until the thing is delivered or the money counted. This is a real contract in the sense of the civil law. Lec. El. Dr: Rom. Sec. 895; Poth. Ob. pt. 1, c. 1, s. 1, art. 2; 1 Bell's Com. (5th ed.) 435. Vide Contract.
Consensus (n.) 一致；合意；共識；輿論 Agreement; accord; consent.
That traditional consensus of society which we call public opinion. -- Tylor.
Consensus (n.) Agreement in the judgment or opinion reached by a group as a whole; "the lack of consensus reflected differences in theoretical positions"; "those rights and obligations are based on an unstated consensus".
Consensus (n.) General agreement : Unanimity
// The consensus of their opinion, based on reports … from the border. -- John Hersey
Consensus (n.) The judgment arrived at by most of those concerned.
// The consensus was to go ahead.
Consensus (n.) Group solidarity in sentiment and belief.
Consensus (n.) (Usually in singular) A general agreement.
[With clause] ‘There is a growing consensus that the current regime has failed.’
[As modifier] ‘A consensus view.’
Consented (imp. & p. p.) of Consent.
Consenting (p. pr. & vb. n) of Consent.
Consent (v. i.) 同意，贊成，答應 [（+to）] [+to-v] To agree in opinion or sentiment; to be of the same mind; to accord; to concur.
And Saul was consenting unto his death. -- Acts. viii. 1.
Flourishing many years before Wyclif, and much consenting with him in jugdment. -- Fuller.
Consent (v. i.) To indicate or express a willingness; to yield to guidance, persuasion, or necessity; to give assent or approval; to comply.
My poverty, but not my will, consents. -- Shak.
And whispering "I will ne'er consent," -- consented. -- Byron.
Syn: To accede; yield; assent; comply; agree; allow; concede; permit; admit; concur; acquiesce.
Consent (v. t.) To grant; to allow; to assent to; to admit. [Obs.]
Interpreters . . . will not consent it to be a true story. -- Milton.
Consent (n.) 同意，贊成，答應 [U] [（+to）] Agreement in opinion or sentiment; the being of one mind; accord.
All with one consent began to make excuse. -- Luke xiv. 18.
They fell together all, as by consent. -- Shak.
Consent (n.) Correspondence in parts, qualities, or operations; agreement; harmony; coherence.
The melodious consent of the birds. -- Holland.
Such is the world's great harmony that springs From union, order, full consent of things. -- Pope.
Consent (n.) Voluntary accordance with, or concurrence in, what is done or proposed by another; acquiescence; compliance; approval; permission.
Thou wert possessed of David's throne By free consent of all. -- Milton.
Consent (n.) (Law) Capable, deliberate, and voluntary assent or agreement to, or concurrence in, some act or purpose, implying physical and mental power and free action.
Consent (n.) (Physiol.) Sympathy. See {Sympathy}, 4.
Syn: Assent; acquiescence; concurrence; agreement; approval; permission. See Assent.
Age of consent (Law), 法定承諾年齡；指男女方均可不經父母同意而結婚的年齡，或指女方可作同意與他人性交的意思表示的法定年齡。因此，男子若與未達到此年齡的女子性交，則構成法定強姦罪。在美國，該年齡一般為10歲到18歲。
→ legal age; majority; statutory rape.
An age, fixed by statute and varying in different jurisdictions, at which one is competent to give consent. Sexual intercourse with a female child under the age of consent is punishable as rape.
Consent (n.) Permission to do something; "he indicated his consent".
Consent (v.) Give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to; "I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution" [syn: {accept}, {consent}, {go for}] [ant: {decline}, {refuse}].
Consent, () An agreement to something proposed, and differs from assent. (q.v.) Wolff, Ins. Nat. part 1, SSSS 27-30; Pard. Dr. Com. part 2, tit. 1, n. 1, 38 to 178. Consent supposes, 1. a physical power to act; 2. a moral power of acting; 3. a serious, determined, and free use of these powers. Fonb. Eq. B; 1, c. 2, s. 1; Grot. de Jure Belli et Pacis, lib. 2, c. 11, s. 6.
Consent, () Consent is either express or implied. Express, when it is given viva voce, or in writing; implied, when it is manifested by signs, actions, or facts, or by inaction or silence, which raise a presumption that the consent has been given.
Consent, () When a legacy is given with a condition annexed to the bequest, requiring the consent of executors to the marriage of the legatee, and under such consent being given, a mutual attachment has been suffered to grow up, it would be rather late to state terms and conditions on which a marriage between the parties should take place;. 2 Ves. & Beames, 234; Ambl. 264; 2 Freem. 201; unless such consent was obtained by deceit or fraud. 1 Eden, 6; 1 Phillim. 200; 12 Ves. 19.
Consent, () Such a condition does not apply to a second marriage. 3 Bro. C. C. 145; 3 Ves. 239.
Consent, () If the consent has been substantially given, though not modo et forma, the legatee will be held duly entitled to the legacy. 1 Sim. & Stu. 172; 1 Meriv. 187; 2 Atk. 265.
Consent, () When trustees under a marriage settlement are empowered to sell "with the consent of the husband and, wife," a sale made by the trustees without the distinct consent of the wife, cannot be a due execution of their power. 10 Ves. 378.
Consent, () Where a power of sale requires that the sale should be with the consent of certain specified individuals, the fact of such consent having been given, ought to be evinced in the manner pointed out by the creator of the power, or such power will not be considered as properly executed. 10 Ves. 308. Vide, generally, 2 Supp. to Ves. jr. 161, 165, 169; Ayliffe's Pand. 117; 1 Rob. Leg.. 345, 539.
Consent, () Courts of equity have established the rule, that when the true owner of property stands by, and knowingly suffers a stranger to sell the same as his own, without objection, this will be such implied consent as to render the sale valid against the true owner. Story on Ag. Sec. 91 Story on Eq. Jur. Sec. 385 to 390. And courts of law, unless restrained by technical formalities, act upon the principles of justice; as, for example, when a man permitted, without objection, the sale of his goods under an execution against another person. 6 Adolph. & El 11. 469 9 Barn. & Cr. 586; 3 Barn. & Adolph. 318, note.
Consent, () The consent which is implied in every agreement is excluded, 1. By error in the essentials of the contract; ,is, if Paul, in the city of Philadelphia, buy the horse of Peter, which is in Boston, and promise to pay one hundred dollars for him, the horse at the time of the sale, unknown to either party, being dead. This decision is founded on the rule that he who consents through error does not consent at all; non consentiunt qui errant. Dig. 2, 1, 15; Dig. lib. 1, tit. ult. 1. 116, Sec. 2. 2. Consent is excluded by duress of the party making the agreement. 3. Consent is never given so as to bind the parties, when it is obtained by fraud. 4. It cannot be given by a person who has no understanding, as an idiot, nor by one who, though possessed of understanding, is not in law capable of making a contract, as a feme covert. See Bouv. Inst. Index, h.t.
Consentaneity (n.) Mutual agreement. [R.]
Consentaneous (a.) 相合的；經一致同意的 Consistent; agreeable; suitable; accordant to; harmonious; concurrent.
A good law and consentaneous to reason. -- Howell. -- Con`sen*ta"ne*ous*ly, adv. -- Con`sen*ta"ne*ous*ness, n.
Consentaneous (a.) In complete agreement; "a unanimous decision" [syn: consentaneous, consentient, unanimous].
Consentant (a.) Consenting. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Consenter (a.) 同意者；批准者 One who consents.
Consentient (a.) 一致同意的；贊同的 Agreeing in mind; accordant.
The consentient judgment of the church. -- Bp. Pearson.
Consentient (a.) In complete agreement; "a unanimous decision" [syn: consentaneous, consentient, unanimous].
Consentingly (adv.) With consent; in a compliant manner. -- Jer. Taylor.
Consequence (n.) 結果，後果 [C] [（+of）]；重大，重要（性）[U] [（+to）]；自大，神氣活現 [U]；邏輯上的必然結果，推論 That which follows something on which it depends; that which is produced by a cause; a result.
Shun to taste, And shun the bitter consequence. -- Milton.
Consequence (n.) (Logic) A proposition collected from the agreement of other previous propositions; any conclusion which results from reason or argument; inference.
Consequence (n.) Chain of causes and effects; consecution.
Such fatal consequence unites us three. -- Milton.
Link follows link by necessary consequence. -- Coleridge.
Consequence (n.) Importance with respect to what comes after; power to influence or produce an effect; value; moment; rank; distinction.
It is a matter of small consequence. -- Shak.
A sense of your own worth and consequence. -- Cowper.
In consequence, Hence; for this cause.
In consequence of, By reason of; as the effect of.
Syn: Effect; result; end. See Effect.
Consequence (n.) A phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event" [syn: consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot].
Consequence (n.) The outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual [syn: consequence, aftermath].
Consequence (n.) Having important effects or influence; "decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is of more moment than security"; "that result is of no consequence" [syn: consequence, import, moment] [ant: inconsequence].
Consequencing (n.) Drawing inference. [R.] -- Milton.
Consequent (n.) [C] 結果；隨後的事；【邏】後件 That which follows, or results from, a cause; a result or natural effect.
They were ill-governed, which is always a consequent of ill payment. -- Sir J. Davies.
Consequent (n.) (Logic) That which follows from propositions by rational deduction; that which is deduced from reasoning or argumentation; a conclusion, or inference.
Consequent (n.) (Math.) The second term of a ratio, as the term b in the ratio a:b, the first a, being the antecedent.
Consequent (a.) 因……的結果而起的，隨之發生的 [（+on/ upon/ to）]；邏輯上一致的 Following as a result, inference, or natural effect.
The right was consequent to, and built on, an act perfectly personal. -- Locke.
Consequent (a.) (Logic) Following by necessary inference or rational deduction; as, a proposition consequent to other propositions.
Consequent points, Consequent poles (Magnetism), A number of poles distributed under certain conditions, along the axis of a magnetized steel bar, which regularly has but the two poles at the extremities.
Consequent (a.) Following or accompanying as a consequence; "an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems"; "snags incidental to the changeover in management"; "attendant circumstances"; "the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness"; "the ensuant response to his appeal"; "the resultant savings were considerable" [syn: attendant, consequent, accompanying, concomitant, incidental, ensuant, resultant, sequent].
Consequential (a.) 隨之發生的；必然的；間接的 Following as a consequence, result, or logical inference; consequent.
All that is revealed in Scripture has a consequential necessity of being believed . . . because it is of divine authority. -- Locke.
These kind of arguments . . . are highly consequential and concludent to my purpose. -- Sir M. Hale.
Consequential (a.) Assuming or exhibiting an air of consequence; pretending to importance; pompous; self-important; as, a consequential man. See Consequence, n., 4.
His stately and consequential pace. -- Sir W. Scott.
Consequential damage (Law) Damage so remote as not to be actionable.
Consequential damage (Law) Damage which although remote is actionable.
Consequential damage (Law) Actionable damage, but not following as an immediate result of an act.
Consequential (a.) Having important issues or results; "the year's only really consequential legislation"; "an eventful decision" [syn: consequential, eventful].
Consequentially (adv.) 因而，必然地；自大地 With just deduction of consequence; with right connection of ideas; logically.
The faculty of writing consequentially. -- Addison.
Consequentially (adv.) By remote consequence; not immediately; eventually; as, to do a thing consequentially. -- South.
Consequentially (adv.) In a regular series; in the order of cause and effect; with logical concatenation; consecutively; continuously.
Consequentially (adv.) With assumed importance; pompously.
Consequentially (adv.) Having consequence [ant: {inconsequentially}, {inconsequently}].
Consequentialness (n.) The quality of being consequential.
Consequently (adv.) 結果，因此，必然地 By consequence; by natural or logical sequence or connection.
Syn: See Accordingly.
Consequently (adv.) (Sentence connectors) Because of the reason given; "consequently, he didn't do it"; "continued to have severe headaches and accordingly returned to the doctor" [syn: {consequently}, {accordingly}].
Consequently (adv.) As a consequence; "he had good reason to be grateful for the opportunities which they had made available to him and which consequently led to the good position he now held" [syn: {consequently}, {therefore}].
Consertion (n.) Junction; adaptation. [R.]
Consertion of design, how exquisite. -- Young.
Conservable (a.) Capable of being preserved from decay or injury.
Conservancy (n.) （自然資源的）保護；保存；【英】（航行，漁業之）管理委員會 Conservation, as from injury, defilement, or irregular use.
[An act was] passed in 1866, for vesting in the Conservators of the River Thames the conservancy of the Thames and Isis. -- Mozley & W.
Conservancy (n.) A commission with jurisdiction over fisheries and navigation in a port or river.
Conservancy (n.) The official conservation of trees and soil and rivers etc.
Conservant (a.) Having the power or quality of conservation.
Conservant (a.) (Obsolete) Conserving, preserving.
// The procreant and conservant cause -- Abraham Fraunce
Conservation (n.) [U] [(+of)] 保存；（對自然資源的）保護，管理； 【物】守恆，不滅 The act of preserving, guarding, or protecting; the keeping (of a thing) in a safe or entire state; preservation.
A step necessary for the conservation of Protestantism. -- Hallam.
A state without the means of some change is without the means of its conservation. -- Burke.
Conservation of areas (Astron.), The principle that the radius vector drawn from a planet to the sun sweeps over equal areas in equal times.
Conservation of energy, or Conservation of force (Mech.), The principle that the total energy of any material system is a quantity which can neither be increased nor diminished by any action between the parts of the system, though it may be transformed into any of the forms of which energy is susceptible. -- Clerk Maxwell.
Compare: Energy
Energy (n.; pl. Energies) 活力，幹勁 [U]；精力，能力 [U] [P]；【物】能，能量 [U] Internal or inherent power; capacity of acting, operating, or producing an effect, whether exerted or not; as, men possessing energies may suffer them to lie inactive.
The great energies of nature are known to us only by their effects. -- Paley.
Energy (n.) Power efficiently and forcibly exerted; vigorous or effectual operation; as, the energy of a magistrate.
Energy (n.) Strength of expression; force of utterance; power to impress the mind and arouse the feelings; life; spirit; -- said of speech, language, words, style; as, a style full of energy.
Energy (n.) (Physics) Capacity for performing work.
Note: The kinetic energy of a body is the energy it has in virtue of being in motion. It is measured by one half of the product of the mass of each element of the body multiplied by the square of the velocity of the element, relative to some given body or point. The available kinetic energy of a material system unconnected with any other system is that energy which is due to the motions of the parts of the system relative to its center of mass. The potential energy of a body or system is that energy which is not kinetic; -- energy due to configuration. Kinetic energy is sometimes called actual energy. Kinetic energy is exemplified in the vis viva of moving bodies, in heat, electric currents, etc.; potential energy, in a bent spring, or a body suspended a given distance above the earth and acted on by gravity.
Accumulation, Conservation, Correlation, & Degradation of energy, etc. (Physics) See under Accumulation, Conservation, Correlation, etc.
Syn: Force; power; potency; vigor; strength; spirit; efficiency; resolution.
Energy (n.) (Physics) A thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs; "energy can take a wide variety of forms" [syn: energy, free energy].
Compare: Thermodynamics
Thermodynamics (pl. n.) [Treated as singular]（用作單）【物】熱電學 The branch of physical science that deals with the relations between heat and other forms of energy (such as mechanical, electrical, or chemical energy), and, by extension, of the relationships between all forms of energy.
The first law of thermodynamics states the equivalence of heat and work and reaffirms the principle of conservation of energy. The second law states that heat does not of itself pass from a cooler to a hotter body. Another, equivalent, formulation of the second law is that the entropy of a closed system can only increase. The third law (also called Nernst's heat theorem) states that it is impossible to reduce the temperature of a system to absolute zero in a finite number of operations.
Energy (n.) Forceful exertion; "he plays tennis with great energy"; "he's full of zip" [syn: energy, vigor, vigour, zip].
Energy (n.) Enterprising or ambitious drive; "Europeans often laugh at American energy" [syn: energy, push, get-up-and-go].
Energy (n.) An imaginative lively style (especially style of writing); "his writing conveys great energy"; "a remarkable muscularity of style" [syn: energy, muscularity, vigor, vigour, vim].
Energy (n.) A healthy capacity for vigorous activity; "jogging works off my excess energy"; "he seemed full of vim and vigor" [syn: energy, vim, vitality].
Energy (n.) Any source of usable power; "the DOE is responsible for maintaining the energy policy".
Energy (n.) The federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977 [syn: Department of Energy, Energy Department, Energy, DOE].
Conservation (n.) An occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change [syn: {conservation}, {preservation}].
Conservation (n.) The preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources.
Conservation (n.) (Physics) The maintenance of a certain quantities unchanged during chemical reactions or physical transformations.
Conservation (n.) [Mass noun] Prevention of wasteful use of a resource.
‘The government must take action to promote energy conservation.’
Conservation (n.) [Mass noun] Preservation, protection, or restoration of the natural environment and of wildlife.
[With modifier] ‘Nature conservation.’
Conservation (n.) [Mass noun] Preservation and repair of archaeological, historical, and cultural sites and artefacts.
‘The artworks in the collection need indexing and conservation.’
Conservation (n.) [Mass noun] (Physics) The principle by which the total value of a physical quantity or parameter (such as energy, mass, linear or angular momentum) remains constant in a system which is not subject to external influence.
Conservational (a.) 保存的 Tending to conserve; preservative.