due to, owing to, because of

這些詞組均表示“由于”之意。

due to : 用于較莊重的書面語中,側(cè)重“起因于”,在句中多作表語,有時作狀語。

Her absence is due to illness.(她因病缺席。)

owing to : 可以和due to換用,但在句中多作狀語,也可作表語。

Owing to the rain, the match was canceled.(因為下雨, 比賽取消了。)

because of : 著重某種原因的理由,在句中通常作狀語。

It was because of the job that he had taken the flat.(他因為工作的原因租了那套公寓。)

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