a published, broadcast, or recorded work that continues the story or develops the theme of an earlier one
续集;续篇。
something that takes place after or as a result of an earlier event
结局;后果
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this encouragement to grow potatoes had a disastrous sequel some fifty years later .这种对种植马铃薯的鼓励在大约50年后产生了灾难性的后果。
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in the sequel Brit .formal as things develop〈英, 正式〉 到后来;结果
"late Middle English (in the senses ‘body of followers, descendants and consequence’): from Old French