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cause

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漢語翻譯

n. 原因, 目標
vt. 引起, 使產生, 使遭受
【醫】 原因
相關詞組:
make common cause with
without reason or cause
cause sb to do sth
cause sth to be done

詞型變化:

名詞:causer 動詞過去式:caused 過去分詞:caused 現在分詞:causing 第三人稱單數:causes 形容詞:causable 

詞意辨析:

cause, reason, excuse
這些名詞均有“原因”之意。
cause: 指直接致事情發生的原因,與所發生的事有因果關係。
reason: 強調指從邏輯推理上得出的結論性原因,不是直接說明起因。
excuse: 指為自己辯解,希望得到諒解時所提出的種種理由,是藉口性的理由。
make, cause, get, have, render
這些動詞均有“使、使得”之意。
make: 普通用詞,指強迫或勸誘他人做某事。
cause: 正式用詞,側重指使某事發生的原因。
get: 側重指勸某人做某事,或指使某事物處於某種狀態或產生某種結果
have: 普通用詞,指讓某人做某事。
render: 書面用詞,多指因外界因素而使某人或某物處於某種狀態。

英文解釋:

名詞 cause:

  1. events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
  2. a justification for something existing or happening
    同義詞:reason, grounds
  3. a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
    同義詞:campaign, crusade, drive, movement, effort
  4. any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
    同義詞:causal agent, causal agency
  5. a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
    同義詞:lawsuit, suit, case, causa

動詞 cause:

  1. give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
    同義詞:do, make
  2. cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
    同義詞:induce, stimulate, have, get, make

例句:

  1. What caused his illness?
    是什麼使他生病?
  2. Don't complain without good cause.
    沒有充分的理由就不要抱怨

詳細解釋:


cause

n.(名詞)

The producer of an effect, result, or consequence.
緣故,原因:一種影響、結果或後果的製造者
The one, such as a person, an event, or a condition, that is responsible for an action or a result.
起因:對某種行為或結果的發生產生作用的人、事或條件
A basis for an action or a response; a reason:
理由,動機,根據:行為或反應的基礎;原因:
例句:
The doctor`s report gave no cause for alarm.
醫生的報告沒有給出發警報的根據

A goal or principle served with dedication and zeal:
目標,理想:以獻身精神熱情追求的目標和原則
例句:
.the cause of freedom versus tyranny.(Hannah Arendt)
.反對 * 的自由理想.(漢娜·阿倫特)

The interests of a person or group engaged in a struggle:
利益參與鬥爭的人或集團的利益:
例句:
.The cause of America is in great measure the cause of all mankind.(Thomas Paine)
.美國所爭取的利益大抵上就是全人類所爭取的利益.(托馬斯·佩恩)

Law
【法律】
A ground for legal action.
訴因:法律訴訟的根據
A lawsuit.
訴訟
A subject under debate or discussion.
辯論或討論中的主題
v.tr.(及物動詞)
caused,caus.ing,caus.es
To be the cause of or reason for; result in.
成為…的原因;導致
To bring about or compel by authority or force:
造成…,促使…:利用權威或武力促成或強迫:
例句:
The moderator invoked a rule causing the debate to be ended.
仲裁人引用了一項規則使辯論終止

來源:
Middle English
中古英文
from Old French
源自 古法文
from Latin causa [reason, purpose]
源自 拉丁語 causa [原因,目的]

【引伸】
caus.able
adj.(形容詞)
cause.less
adj.(形容詞)
caus.er
n.(名詞)
<參考辭彙><同義詞>cause,reason,occasion,antecedentThese nouns denote what brings about or is associated with an effect or result. A
這些名詞意帶來或關於某種影響或結果的原因。
cause is an agent or condition that permits the occurrence of an effect or necessarily or ineluctably leads to a result:
Cause允許一種效果的發生或必然、必要導致結果發生的動因或條件:
例句:
.He is not only dull in himself,but the cause of dullness in others. (Samuel Foote).
.他不僅僅是自己愚蠢,而且是引起他人愚蠢的原因. (塞繆爾·福特)。

Reason refers to what explains the occurrence or nature of an effect:
Reason 是指解釋某種效果的發生或性質的措辭:
例句:
There was no obvious reason for the accident.
這場事故沒有明顯的緣由。

Occasion is a situation that permits or stimulates existing causes to come into play:
Occasion 是一種允許或激發既存原因發生作用的情形:
例句:
.Such were the causes; but the immediate occasion of his departure . . . was the favorable opportunity . . . of migrating in a pleasant way. (Thomas De Quincey).
.這就是原因;但使得他離開的直接動因…是能夠舒服地移居的誘人機會。. (托馬斯·德·昆西)。

Antecedent refers to what has gone before and implies a relationship—but not necessarily a causal one—with what ensues:
Antecedent 指先發生並且暗示著與後繼者之間的關係—雖不必然是因果關係—的原因:
例句:
Some of the antecedents of World War II lie in economic conditions in Europe following World War I.
第二次世界大戰的某些前因在於第一次世界大戰後的經濟情況


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