1854 as a term in physiology; 1861 of persons; from Latin consensus "agreement, accord," past participle of consentire (see consent). There is an isolated instance of the word from 1633.
实用例句
1. I realize there's no consensus on what are male or female values.
我意识到人们对什么是男性价值观和什么是女性价值观并无共识。
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2. Consensus need not be weak, nor need it result in middle-of-the-road policies.
一致的意见不一定就没有影响力，也不一定就会导致走中间路线的政策。
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3. The consensus is that risk factors have an accumu-lative effect.
危险因素会与日俱增已成为共识。
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4. The consensus has clearly shifted in favour of raising the nuclear threshold.
显然大家已普遍开始转向支持提高核武器使用的门槛了。
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5. Consensus politics could easily come back into fashion.
