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cause AHD[kôz] D.J.[kɔːz]K.K.[kɔz]n.(名词)- The producer of an effect, result, or consequence.缘故,原因:一种影响、结果或后果的制造者
- The one, such as a person, an event, or a condition, that is responsible for an action or a result.起因:对某种行为或结果的发生产生作用的人、事或条件
- A basis for an action or a response; a reason:理由,动机,根据:行为或反应的基础;原因:The doctor's report gave no cause for alarm.医生的报告没有给出发警报的根据
- A goal or principle served with dedication and zeal:目标,理想:以献身精神和热情追求的目标和原则:"the cause of freedom versus tyranny"(Hannah Arendt)“反对暴政的自由理想”(汉娜·阿伦特)
- The interests of a person or group engaged in a struggle:利益:参与斗争的人或集团的利益:"The cause of America is in great measure the cause of all mankind"(Thomas Paine)“美国所争取的利益大抵上就是全人类所争取的利益”(托马斯·佩恩)
- Law 【法律】
- A ground for legal action.诉因:法律诉讼的根据
- A lawsuit.诉讼
- A subject under debate or discussion.辩论或讨论中的主题
v.tr.(及物动词)caused, caus.ing, caus.es - To be the cause of or reason for; result in.成为…的原因;导致
- To bring about or compel by authority or force:造成…,促使…:利用权威或武力促成或强迫:The moderator invoked a rule causing the debate to be ended.仲裁人引用了一项规则使辩论终止
- Middle English 中古英语
- from Old French 源自 古法语
- from Latin causa [reason, purpose] 源自 拉丁语 causa [原因,目的]
causʹable adj.(形容词)causeʹless adj.(形容词)causʹer n.(名词)cause, reason, occasion, antecedent- These nouns denote what brings about or is associated with an effect or result. A这些名词意指带来或关于某种影响或结果的原因。
- cause is an agent or condition that permits the occurrence of an effect or necessarily or ineluctably leads to a result: Cause 是允许一种效果的发生或必然、必要导致结果发生的动因或条件: "He is not only dull in himself,but the cause of dullness in others" (Samuel Foote). “他不仅仅是自己愚蠢,而且是引起他人愚蠢的原因” (塞缪尔·福特)。
- Reason refers to what explains the occurrence or nature of an effect: Reason 是指解释某种效果的发生或性质的措辞: There was no obvious reason for the accident.这场事故没有明显的缘由。
- Occasion is a situation that permits or stimulates existing causes to come into play: Occasion 是一种允许或激发既存原因发生作用的情形: "Such were the causes; but the immediate occasion of his departure . . . was the favorable opportunity . . . of migrating in a pleasant way" (Thomas De Quincey). “这就是原因;但使得他离开的直接动因…是能够舒服地移居的诱人机会。” (托马斯·德·昆西)。
- Antecedent refers to what has gone before and implies a relationship—but not necessarily a causal one—with what ensues: Antecedent 指先发生并且暗示着与后继者之间的关系—虽不必然是因果关系—的原因: Some of the antecedents of World War II lie in economic conditions in Europe following World War I. 第二次世界大战的某些前因在于第一次世界大战后的经济情况
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