natural consequences

language: zh

definitions

  1. The direct, unforced results of an action or behavior that occur without external intervention, punishment, or adult management, often used in parenting and education to teach responsibility.
    zh: 自然后果
  2. The inevitable or logical outcomes that arise directly from a specific situation, event, or decision in a cause-and-effect relationship.
    zh: 自然结果

examples

  1. Instead of punishing him for forgetting his coat, his mother let him experience the natural consequence of being cold.

    妈妈没有因为他忘了带外套而惩罚他，而是让他体验寒冷这一自然后果。

  2. The economic recession was one of the natural consequences of the sudden market crash.

    经济衰退是市场突然崩盘的自然结果之一。