owing

/ˈəʊɪŋ/ adj / prep
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

由于；因为

释义与例句

prep 由于；因为
because of
  1. The flight was canceled owing to bad weather.
    由于天气恶劣，航班被取消了。
  2. Owing to his hard work, he passed the exam with high marks.
    由于他的努力，他以高分通过了考试。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. The match was postponed owing to heavy rain.
    比赛因大雨而推迟。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 来自 owe（欠），owing to 表示“归因于、由于”

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • owe 欠；归功于
    owe 的现在分词，作介词/形容词
同义词
  • because 因为
    because 引导从句；owing to 后接名词或短语，更正式
    He stayed at home because he was feeling ill. 他因为感觉不舒服而待在家里。
反义词
  • despite 尽管；不管
    despite 表示让步转折，与 owing to 表因果相对
    Despite the rain, we still went for a walk. 尽管下雨，我们还是出去散步了。
常见搭配
  • owing to 由于；因为
    Owing to a lack of funds, the project was delayed. 由于资金不足，项目被推迟了。
  • amount owing 欠款金额
    Please pay the full amount owing by the end of the month. 请在月底前付清全部欠款。