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cause AHD[kôz] D.J.[kɔːz]K.K.[kɔz]n.（名词）- The producer of an effect, result, or consequence.缘故，原因：一种影响、结果或后果的制造者
- The one, such as a person, an event, or a condition, that is responsible for an action or a result.起因：对某种行为或结果的发生产生作用的人、事或条件
- A basis for an action or a response; a reason:理由，动机，根据：行为或反应的基础；原因：The doctor's report gave no cause for alarm.医生的报告没有给出发警报的根据
- A goal or principle served with dedication and zeal:目标，理想：以献身精神和热情追求的目标和原则："the cause of freedom versus tyranny"(Hannah Arendt)“反对暴政的自由理想”(汉娜·阿伦特)
- The interests of a person or group engaged in a struggle:利益：参与斗争的人或集团的利益："The cause of America is in great measure the cause of all mankind"(Thomas Paine)“美国所争取的利益大抵上就是全人类所争取的利益”(托马斯·佩恩)
- Law 【法律】
- A ground for legal action.诉因：法律诉讼的根据
- A lawsuit.诉讼
- A subject under debate or discussion.辩论或讨论中的主题
v.tr.（及物动词）caused, caus.ing, caus.es - To be the cause of or reason for; result in.成为…的原因；导致
- To bring about or compel by authority or force:造成…，促使…：利用权威或武力促成或强迫：The moderator invoked a rule causing the debate to be ended.仲裁人引用了一项规则使辩论终止
- Middle English 中古英语
- from Old French 源自 古法语
- from Latin causa [reason, purpose] 源自 拉丁语 causa [原因，目的]
causʹable adj.（形容词）causeʹless adj.（形容词）causʹer n.（名词）cause, reason, occasion, antecedent- These nouns denote what brings about or is associated with an effect or result. A这些名词意指带来或关于某种影响或结果的原因。
- cause is an agent or condition that permits the occurrence of an effect or necessarily or ineluctably leads to a result: Cause 是允许一种效果的发生或必然、必要导致结果发生的动因或条件： "He is not only dull in himself,but the cause of dullness in others" (Samuel Foote). “他不仅仅是自己愚蠢，而且是引起他人愚蠢的原因” （塞缪尔·福特）。
- Reason refers to what explains the occurrence or nature of an effect: Reason 是指解释某种效果的发生或性质的措辞： There was no obvious reason for the accident.这场事故没有明显的缘由。
- Occasion is a situation that permits or stimulates existing causes to come into play: Occasion 是一种允许或激发既存原因发生作用的情形： "Such were the causes; but the immediate occasion of his departure . . . was the favorable opportunity . . . of migrating in a pleasant way" (Thomas De Quincey). “这就是原因；但使得他离开的直接动因…是能够舒服地移居的诱人机会。” （托马斯·德·昆西）。
- Antecedent refers to what has gone before and implies a relationship—but not necessarily a causal one—with what ensues: Antecedent 指先发生并且暗示着与后继者之间的关系—虽不必然是因果关系—的原因： Some of the antecedents of World War II lie in economic conditions in Europe following World War I. 第二次世界大战的某些前因在于第一次世界大战后的经济情况
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