due to, owing to, because of
3 C. H, E$ h! J 这些词组均表示“由于”之意。
$ i" g# `9 D* g$ F' ?0 |: ?7 i! Z 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。9 Z, t: P6 p0 \8 {" v( C
Her absence is due to illness.(她因病缺席。)9 Z( {& z& o( g" J3 ]
owing to : 可以和due to换用,但在句中多作状语,也可作表语。4 C: S( X+ u% T* b; U1 \/ w- v$ w
Owing to the rain, the match was canceled.(因为下雨, 比赛取消了。)
* R1 \: I4 q) |3 B7 F because of : 着重某种原因的理由,在句中通常作状语。& X' w# U4 c5 K( a+ C6 V9 _+ A
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。) |