due to, owing to, because of

这些词组均表示“由于”之意。

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。

Her absence is due to illness.(她因病缺席。)

owing to : 可以和due to换用,但在句中多作状语,也可作表语。

Owing to the rain, the match was canceled.(因为下雨, 比赛取消了。)

because of : 着重某种原因的理由,在句中通常作状语。

It was because of the job that he had taken the flat.(他因为工作的原因租了那套公寓。)

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