
由于
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prep. 由于;應歸于
The bus was delayed due to heavy snow.
公共汽車因為大雪晚點
The mare is due to foal today.
母馬今天要下崽了。
They arrived late due to a motorway holdup.
因為高速公路上堵車,他們遲到了。
The coast road is closed due to bad weather.
由于天氣惡劣,濱海公路暫時封閉。
Many accidents were due to pilot misjudgment.
許多事故都是由于飛行員判斷失誤造成的。
His mistake was due to youth and inexperience.
他失誤的原因是年輕沒有經驗。
adv.|because of/as a result of;由于;應歸于
"due to" 是一個英語介詞短語,表示因果關系,意為「由于」或「因為」,用于說明某一事件或情況發生的原因。其核心語義為「某結果由特定原因直接導緻」,在語法結構上通常後接名詞或名詞性短語,例如:
The delay wasdue to heavy traffic.(延誤是由于交通擁堵。)
根據牛津詞典的釋義,"due to" 在正式語境中常作表語,修飾主語的狀态或屬性。劍橋英語語法指南進一步指出,該短語可替代 "because of",但需注意語法結構差異:
The cancellationwas due to bad weather.(取消是因為惡劣天氣。)
The event was canceledbecause of bad weather.
權威語法資源如《Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage》強調,現代英語中兩者界限逐漸模糊,但學術寫作仍建議遵循傳統用法,将 "due to" 限制于修飾名詞性成分。例如:
His successis due to hard work.(他的成功歸功于努力。)
參考資料:
“due to”是一個英語中常用的介詞短語,主要用于表示因果關系,相當于“由于”“因為”。以下是詳細解釋:
後接成分:必須接名詞或名詞性短語,不可直接跟句子。
常見位置:
vs. “because of”:
vs. “owing to”:
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