due to, owing to, because of, _/ D& z5 T, v6 o* X
这些词组均表示“由于”之意。" j) m6 q- a* x5 A
due to : 用于较庄重的书面语中,侧重“起因于”,在句中多作表语,有时作状语。) Q, c6 d' l4 C# \7 i
Her absence is due to illness.(她因病缺席。)
% C. ]! ]$ o0 m# p U! d owing to : 可以和due to换用,但在句中多作状语,也可作表语。
3 _! ^& W% V$ \$ H; [5 Q Owing to the rain, the match was canceled.(因为下雨, 比赛取消了。) P& r/ T3 }/ M- S, y
because of : 着重某种原因的理由,在句中通常作状语。! T6 X1 N( K: t% F2 N
It was because of the job that he had taken the flat.(他因为工作的原因租了那套公寓。) |