同近义词辨析
thanks to, owing to, because of, due to
这组词都有“由于”的意思,其区别是:
thanks to突出一种感激之情,含“多亏”意味。
owing to 可以和due to换用,但在句中多作状语,也可作表语。
because of着重某种原因的理由,在句中通常作状语。
due to用于较庄重的书面语中,侧重“起因于”,在句中多作表语,有时作状语。
双语例句
- The two countries were on the point of war due to the diplomatic disputes.
这两个国家因为外交争端即将开战。 - Great changes are in prospect in this area due to foreign investment.
因为外资的引进,该地区会发生很大变化。 - His successes were largely due to luck.
他的成功主要靠运气。
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