中文词源
cause 原因
来自拉丁词causa, 原因，词源同because.
英语词源
- cause
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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."
权威例句
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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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