英汉词典

cause 基本解释

• n. 原因；事业；目标
• vt. 引起；使遭受

cause 词态变化

cause 中文词源

来自拉丁词causa, 原因，词源同because.

cause 英文词源

cause

cause: [13] Cause comes via Old French cause from Latin causa, which as well as ‘reason’ meant ‘law-suit’; this was carried over into English legal language (it survives in terms such as cause-list ‘list of cases to be tried’) and its use in expressions like ‘plead someone’s cause’ led in the late 16th century to a more general application ‘goal or principle pursued or supported’. French chose ‘thing’ also comes from Latin causa, in the weakened sense ‘matter, subject’.
=> excuse

cause (n.)

c. 1200, "reason for action, grounds for action; motive," from Old French cause "cause, reason; lawsuit, case in law" (12c.), and directly from Latin causa "a cause; a reason; interest; judicial process, lawsuit," which is of unknown origin. In English, sense of "matter of concern; side taken in controversy" is from c. 1300; that of "the source of an effect" is early 14c.; meaning "reason for something taking place" is late 14c. Cause célèbre "celebrated legal case" is 1763, from French. Cause why? "for what reason?" is in Chaucer.

cause (v.)

late 14c., "produce an effect," also "impel, compel," from Old French causer "to cause" (13c.) and directly from Medieval Latin causare, from Latin causa "a cause; a reason; interest; judicial process, lawsuit," which is of unknown origin. Related: Caused; causing. Classical Latin causari meant "to plead, to debate a question."

cause 词组搭配

cause 英文释义

1. events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something;

"they are trying to determine the cause of the crash"

2. a justification for something existing or happening;

"he had no cause to complain"

"they had good reason to rejoice"

3. a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end;

"he supported populist campaigns"

"they worked in the cause of world peace"

"the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"

"the movement to end slavery"

"contributed to the war effort"

4. any entity that causes events to happen

5. a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy;

"the family brought suit against the landlord"

cause 同义词解析

cause, reason, excuse

这些名词均有"原因"之意。

cause： 指直接导致事情发生的原因，与所发生的事个有因果关系。

reason： 强调指从逻辑推理上得出的结论性原因，不是直接说明起因。

excuse： 指为自己辩解，希望得到谅解时所提出的种种理由，是借口性的理由。

effect, cause, produce, realize

这些动词均有"产生，实现"之意。

effect： 侧重成功地完成一件要做的事情，强调结果或影响。

cause： 强调事物的因果关系。

produce： 侧重有意或无意地产生出好的或坏的，实际可见的效果。

realize： 着重指把过去的计划或意愿变成现实。

make, cause, get, have, render

这些动词均有"使，使得"之意。

make： 普通用词，指强迫或劝诱他人做某事。

cause： 正式用词，侧重指使某事发生的原因。

get： 侧重指劝某人做某事，或指使某事物处于某种状态或产生某种结果。

have： 普通用词，指让某人做某事。

render： 书面用词，多指因外界因素而使某人或某物处于某种状态。

cause 双语例句

1. His misunderstanding of language was the primary cause of his other problems.

他对语言的误解是引起其他问题的主要原因。

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2. Accidents are still the number one cause of premature death for Americans.

交通事故仍然是造成美国人过早死亡的头号因素。

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3. Investment could dry up and that could cause the economy to falter.

投资可能会中断，而这会引起经济衰退。

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4. This was a genuine mistake, but it did cause me some worry.

这是好心办错事，可是确实让我担心了一阵子。

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5. Premature birth is the main cause of perinatal mortality.

早产是临产死亡的主要原因。

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cause 实用场景例句

The project is still causing him a lot of problems.

这项工程现在仍然给他带来许多的麻烦。

牛津词典

The poor harvest caused prices to rise sharply.

收成不好导致物价急剧上涨。

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deaths caused by dangerous driving

危险驾驶造成的死亡

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The bad weather is causing problems for many farmers.

恶劣的天气给许多农民造成了困难。

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Are you causing trouble again?

你又在惹麻烦吗？

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Do they know what caused the fire?

他们知道引起这场火灾的原因吗？

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fighting for the Republican cause

为共和党的事业而奋斗

牛津词典

a good cause (= an organization that does good work, such as a charity)

崇高的事业

牛津词典

Animal welfare campaigners raised £70 000 for their cause last year.

动物保护主义者去年为保护动物募集了7万英镑。

牛津词典

with/without good cause (= with/without a good reason)

理由充分；无缘无故

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There is no cause for concern .

没有理由担忧。

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The food was excellent─I had no cause for complaint .

饭菜好极了，我没理由抱怨。

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Drinking and driving is one of the most common causes of traffic accidents.

酒后驾车是导致交通事故最常见的原因之一。

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There was discussion about the fire and its likely cause.

对那场火灾及其可能的起因进行了讨论。

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Unemployment is a major cause of poverty.

失业是贫困的主要原因。

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...fundamental laws of biological cause and effect.

生物学上因果关系的根本法则

柯林斯高阶英语词典

They make common cause for a few purposes, but for the most part, they pursue their own interests.

他们因为几个目的而联手，可是多数情况下，他们追逐着各自的利益。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The Raleigh International Bike Ride is open to anyone who wants to raise money for a good cause.

想要为公益事业筹集资金的人都可以参加雷利国际自行车比赛。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

This was a genuine mistake, but it did cause me some worry.

这是好心办错事，可是确实让我担心了一阵子。

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Only a few people can find any cause for celebration...

只有少数几个人能找到庆祝的理由。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Both had much cause to be grateful for the secretiveness of government in Britain.

双方都有充分的理由对英国政府的行事隐秘深表感激。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Refusing to have one leader has not helped the cause.

拒绝推举一名领导者对此项事业毫无帮助。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Smoking is the biggest preventable cause of death and disease...

在可以预防的引发死亡和疾病的因素当中，吸烟排在第一位。

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The causes are a complex blend of local and national tensions.

原因很复杂，既有地方性冲突也有全国范围的紧张局势。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Attempts to limit family size among some minorities are likely to cause problems...

试图在某些少数民族地区限制生育可能会引起问题。

柯林斯高阶英语词典