cause

名词 n. 动词 v. 连词 conj.
中文释义
英 /kɔːz/|[kʰo̞ːz̥]|/koːz/|[kʰoːz̥]    美 /koːz/|[kʰoːz̥]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result. countable,often,with-of
    — They identified a burst pipe as the cause of the flooding.
  2. Sufficient reason. especially,uncountable
    — There is no cause for alarm.
  3. A goal, aim or principle, especially one which transcends purely selfish ends. countable
    — God befriend us, as our cause is just.
  4. Sake; interest; advantage. countable,obsolete,uncountable
    — I did it not for his cause.
  5. Any subject of discussion or debate; a matter; an affair. countable,obsolete
    — What counsel give you in this weighty cause?
  6. A suit or action in court; any legal process by which a party endeavors to obtain his claim, or what he regards as his right; case; ground of action. countable
动词 v.
  1. To set off an event or action; to bring about; to produce. transitive
    — The lightning caused thunder.
  2. To actively produce as a result, by means of force or authority. ditransitive
    — His dogged determination caused the fundraising to be successful.
  3. To assign or show cause; to give a reason; to make excuse. obsolete
    — He, to shifte their curious request, / Gan causen why she could not come in place.
连词 conj.
  1. Alternative form of 'cause; because alt-of,alternative
    — Why not? Cause I don't wanna.

词形变化

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词汇关系

近义词
basis cause genesis germ origin principle reason root source
反义词
consequence effect result hindrance impediment preventer prohibitor
下位词
first cause first mover prime mover primum mobile fountainhead mainspring springhead wellhead wellspring
衍生词
all-cause because by-cause bycause causal causality causative cause and effect cause célèbre causeful causeless cause of action cause of death common cause concause countercause efficient cause external cause final cause first cause for cause forcause formal cause good cause hour of cause intervening cause just cause lost cause make common cause material cause no one should be judge in his own cause order to show cause probable cause protocause proximate cause rebel without a cause root cause root-cause show cause style of cause subcause superseding cause supervening cause with cause without cause uncause causable causation cause a stir causee causer causingness
相关词
effect agency completion finish outcome because because of beginning

词源

* From Middle English cause (also with the sense of “a thing”), borrowed from Old French cause (“a cause, a thing”), borrowed from Latin causa (“reason, sake, cause”), from Proto-Italic *kaussā, which is of unknown origin. Doublet of chose (“(law) a thing; personal property”). See accuse, excuse, recuse, ruse. Displaced native Old English intinga.
* From Middle English causen, Old French causer and Medieval Latin causāre.
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