because: [14] Because originated in the phrase by cause, which was directly modelled on French par cause. At first it was always followed by of or by a subordinate clause introduced by that or why: ‘The Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified’, St John’s Gospel, 7:39, 1611. But already by the end of the 14th century that and why were beginning to be omitted, leaving because to function as a conjunction, a move which would perhaps have exercised contemporary linguistic purists as much as ‘The reason is because …’ does today. The abbreviated form ’cause first appears in print in the 16th century. => cause
because (conj.)
c. 1300, bi cause "by cause," modeled on French par cause. Originally a phrase, often followed by a subordinate clause introduced by that or why. One word from c. 1400. As an adverb from late 14c. Clipped form cause attested in writing by mid-15c.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. She feels devalued because she knows her husband has had affairs.
她覺(jué)得自己掉價(jià)了，因?yàn)樗勒煞蛴辛送庥觥?/dd>
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. I denied my father because I wanted to become someone else.
我和父親斷絕了關(guān)系，因?yàn)槲蚁氤蔀橐粋€(gè)不一樣的自己。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. I get very nervous because I'm using a lot of expensive equipment.
因?yàn)檎谑褂煤芏喟嘿F的設(shè)備，所以我非常緊張。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
4. Because you're not burning calories, everything you eat turns to fat.
由于沒(méi)有消耗卡路里，你吃的所有東西都會(huì)變成脂肪。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
5. He was not a particularly good shot because of his eyesight.