owing to

詞意辨析：

due to, owing to, because of, thanks to

這些詞組均表示“由於”之意。
due to: 用於較莊重的書面語中，側重“起因於”，在句中多作表語，有時作狀語。
owing to: 可以和due to換用，但在句中多作狀語，也可作表語。
because of: 著重某個結果的原因，在句中通常作狀語。
thanks to: 突出一種感激之情，含“多虧”意味。　英文字典

英文造句：

1. Owing to a strange mental aberration he forgot his own name.
   由於一種莫名的精神錯亂，他把自己的名字忘了。
2. Owing to their intransigent attitude we were unable to reach an agreement.
   由於他們態度僵硬，我們無法達成協定。
3. Some roads are closed owing to drifting.
   有些道路因積雪而封閉。
4. Owing to the rain, the match was cancelled.
   由於下雨，取消了比賽。
5. The mine was closed owing to exhaustion.
   這個煤礦因礦源枯竭而被關閉。
6. Owing to my lack of experience, I didn't do the work well.
   由於缺乏經驗，我沒有把工作做好。
7. The flight was delayed owing to technical reasons.
   這次飛行由於技術的原因而被推遲。
8. Our trading connection has broken off owing to a disagreement over prices.
   因為價格問題無法達成共識，我們的貿易關係中止了。