consequently

英 /ˈkɒnsɪkwəntli/ 　美 /ˈkɑːnsəkwentli/

The bakery was closed; consequently, we went home without bread.

面包店关门了，因此我们没买到面包就回家了。

Housing costs have risen sharply; consequently, many young adults are delaying their decision to live independently.

住房成本大幅上涨，因此许多年轻人推迟了独立居住的决定。

搭配

and consequently 并因此consequently lead to 进而导致consequently require 因而需要

是副词而非连词；连接独立句可在前面用分号。

consequence (n.)、consequent (adj.)、consequential (adj.)