effect: designates something that directly and necessarily follows upon OR occurs by reason of a cause: the ~ of radiation on the body.     cause and effect是固定搭配: 因果关系


consequence: implies a direct but looser or remoter connection with a cause, and usually implies the cause is no longer operating: a single act that had far-reaching ~.


result: applies often to the last in a series of effects:  the end ~ was a growth in business.


issue: applies to a result that ends or solves a problem, difficulty or conflict: a successful ~ that rendered all the controversy moot.


outcome: suggests the final result of a complex and conflicting causes or forces: the ~ of generations of controlled breeding.


effect:跟随或导致的直接且必然现象，consequence: 因果关系持久(looser remoter)，甚至起因已消失，result: 一系列结果中的最后一个，issue: 强调解决了问题，outcome指复杂矛盾的起因的最终结果


记忆方法: 1) 首字母联想IRECO,想象成IVECO，南京依维柯汽车(把R变成V，发音相似)          
   
         2) 结果的意思是由原因造成（可追溯到原因的）的状态或事件mean a condition or occurence traceable to a cause.