关于“owing to”的同义短语,综合多个权威来源的信息整理如下:
一、核心同义短语
1. because of:最常用的同义短语,后接名词/动名词,表示原因或理由
- 例:The meeting was postponed due to unforeseen circumstances.(会议因突发情况推迟了,对应"because of unforeseen circumstances")
2. due to:后接名词/动名词,强调原因或理由,可置于句首或句中
- 例:Owing to the heavy rain, the flight was canceled.(因大雨航班取消,对应"due to the heavy rain")
二、其他相关表达
1. thanks to:表示“幸亏”或“由于”,后接名词/动名词
- 例:Thanks to your help, we finished the task on time.(多亏你的帮助,我们按时完成了任务)
2. because of:后接名词/动名词,与"due to"用法相近,但更口语化
- 例:He was late because of the traffic jam.(他因交通堵塞迟到,对应"because of the traffic jam")
三、注意事项
• 三个短语均可作状语,但"because of"更口语化,"due to"更正式
• 避免混淆:do not replace "due to" with "owing to"直接替换,尤其在句首使用
• 与"due"(形容词)区分:如"due to"是介词短语,不可直接替换为形容词"due"
建议根据语境选择合适表达,例如:
正式书面语:The project was delayed due tothe lack of resources.(项目因资源不足而延迟)
口语交流:Thanks to the weather, we had a great time!(多亏天气,我们玩得很开心!)