英语释义

1. a reason for an action or condition motive

2. something that brings about an effect or a result
trying to find the cause of the accident

3. a person or thing that is the occasion of an action or state
a cause for celebration especially an agent that brings something about
She is the cause of your troubles.

4. sufficient reason
discharged for cause

5. a ground of legal action

6. case
They are paid by the cause for their expert opinions.

7. a matter or question to be decided
The city council is involved with school department causes.

8. a principle or movement militantly defended or supported
the insurgents' cause

9. a charitable undertaking
for a good cause

10. to serve as a cause or occasion of
cause an accident

11. to compel by command, authority, or force
caused him to resign

12. something or someone that produces an effect, result, or condition something or someone that makes something happen or exist

13. a reason for doing or feeling something

14. something (such as an organization, belief, idea, or goal) that a group or people support or fight for

15. to make (something) happen or exist to be the cause of (something)

16. to make (someone) feel, have, or do something

17. a person or thing that brings about a result
Carelessness is the cause of many accidents.

18. a good or good enough reason for something
His return was a cause for rejoicing.

19. something supported or deserving support
a worthy cause

20. to make happen or exist
You'll cause an accident.

21. because

22. something that brings about an effect or result
the negligent act which was the cause of the plaintiff's injury Note: The cause of an injury must be proven in both tort and criminal cases. — actual cause cause in fact in this entry

23. cause in fact in this entry

24. a cause without which the result would not have occurred — called also actual cause, but-for cause

25. a cause that joins simultaneously with another cause to produce a result — called also concurring cause — compare intervening cause and superseding cause in this entry

26. proximate cause in this entry

27. superseding cause in this entry

28. an independent cause that follows another cause in time in producing the result but does not interrupt the chain of causation if foreseeable — called also supervening cause — compare concurrent cause and superseding cause in this entry

29. one (as a broker) that sets in motion a continuous series of events culminating especially in the sale or leasing of real estate
entitled to a commission as the procuring cause of the sale even though the listing had expired

30. an efficient, exciting, or contributing cause (as an act, practice, or event) that produces an injury which would not have occurred without it
claimed that the workplace accident was a producing cause of his disability —used especially in workers' compensation and consumer protection cases Note: A producing cause lacks the element of foreseeability associated with a proximate cause, being more exclusively concerned with causation in fact.

31. a cause that sets in motion a sequence of events uninterrupted by any superseding causes and that results in a usually foreseeable effect (as an injury) which would not otherwise have occurred — called also direct cause, legal cause — see also Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co. — compare remote cause in this entry

32. a cause that is followed by a superseding cause interrupting the chain of causation also a cause that in ordinary experience does not lead to a particular effect — compare proximate cause in this entry

33. an unforeseeable intervening cause that interrupts the chain of causation and becomes the proximate cause of the effect — called also efficient intervening cause, intervening cause — compare concurrent cause and intervening cause in this entry

34. intervening cause in this entry

35. a reason or justification for an action or state (as belief): as

36. good cause in this entry
an appeal dismissed for cause

37. just cause in this entry
behavior that constitutes cause to terminate an employee Note: The circumstances under which cause, good cause, just cause, probable cause, reasonable cause, or sufficient cause exists are determined on a case by case basis. These terms are often used interchangeably, and the distinctions between them are sometimes unclear. — good cause a substantial reason put forth in good faith that is not unreasonable, arbitrary, or irrational and that is sufficient to create an excuse for an act under the law
unable to show good cause for failure to pay child support neglect of duty is good cause for removal of a trustee

38. cause that a person of ordinary intelligence would consider a fair and reasonable justification for an act —used especially in cases involving termination of employment and denial of unemployment benefits

39. good cause in this entry

40. a reasonable ground in fact and circumstance for a belief in the existence of certain circumstances (as that an offense has been or is being committed, that a person is guilty of an offense, that a particular search will uncover contraband, that an item to be seized is in a particular place, or that a specific fact or cause of action exists)
when supported by probable cause, warrantless search of vehicle may extend to every part of vehicle where objects of search might be concealed
— State v. Nixon, 593 N.E.2d 1210 (1992) — called also reasonable cause, sufficient cause — compare reasonable suspicion Note: The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution stipulates that “no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause.” Probable cause is also required for a warrantless arrest. Probable cause is an objective standard rather than a function of subjective opinion or suspicion not grounded in fact or circumstance. However, the facts or circumstances need not be of the nature of certainty necessary to establish proof in court.

41. justification for an administrative search based on a showing that it is to be conducted in accordance with standardized nonarbitrary regulatory procedures designed to further public interest in regulatory enforcement that outweighs the intrusiveness of the search

42. probable cause in this entry also a fact or circumstance that justifies a reasonable suspicion — compare reasonable suspicion

43. a reason that would motivate a person of ordinary intelligence under the circumstances
reasonable cause to believe abuse had occurred

44. something (as an event or the exercise of ordinary care or prudence) that excuses or justifies failure to file a tax return on time

45. cause that is deemed enough to provide an excuse under the law: as

46. good cause in this entry —often used in the phrase good and sufficient cause

47. probable cause in this entry

48. a ground of a legal action
tortious conduct is not a cause of divorce embraced within the statutory cause of cruel and inhuman treatment
— Case & Comment

49. case
questions of law…determinative of the cause then pending
— R. T. Gerwatowski

50. the reason for making a contract — compare frustration sense 2 Note: Under the Louisiana Civil Code, if a contract's cause is illicit or immoral, the contract is absolutely null. If the cause fails after the contract is made (as when a leased building cannot be occupied because of a fire), the contract may either be not enforced or only partially enforced.

51. to serve as the cause of
the scales struck the plaintiff causing injuries for which she sues
— Palsgraf v. Long Island R.R. Co., 162 N.E. 99 (1928)

52. to effect by command, authority, or force
the administrator shall cause an investigation to be made

英汉例句

• this is a classic example where breaking from standard and convention without sufficient cause can result in serious cognitive friction for users.

  这就是一个没有足够理由却要打破常规的经典的例子，可能会导致使用者出现严重的暂时性的认知障碍。

• poverty is not a sufficient cause for disgrace, but poverty without resolution to help oneself, is a disgrace.

  贫穷不足为耻，但贫穷而不能自立才为耻。

• his muse-ack provides sufficient cause to reflect—coolly—on the hard fact that spring was the time when our ancestral tribes built festivals around the rites of blood sacrifice.

  他那蹩脚的音乐足以让人思索，冷静地思索这样一个铁的事实：春天是我们的祖先部落围绕血祭仪式举行庆典的季节。

• i understand that any falsification of this record will be sufficient cause for immediate discharge.

  我了解在这些资料上若有假造或不实的，就足够构成立即被解聘的理由。

• if one of the parties, duly notified under these rules, fails to appear at a hearing, without showing sufficient cause for such failure, the arbitral tribunal may proceed with the arbitration.

  如果在得到符合本规则规定的适当通知后，一方当事人未能出席庭审，并且没有对此提供充分的理由，仲裁庭可继续仲裁程序。

• each applicant must ensure all the given information is true, any misrepresentation or omission by the applicant herein will be sufficient cause for dismissal from the service of air products.

  如有任何申请者造成的误导或遗漏，空气产品公司可保留拒绝其申请或解除其雇佣的权利。

• neither party shall cancel the contract without sufficient cause or reason.

  双方均不得无故解除合同。（如果译成「…没有原因和理由」的话，就不够精炼。）

• a deviation from his requirements was sufficient cause for the severest punishment to be visited upon the bodies and souls of the offenders.

  人若偏离了他的命令，就足以使最严厉的刑罚临到自己的身上和灵魂。

• it is understood that any wilful falsification and withholding of information will be sufficient cause for cancellation of this application or dismissal if employed.

  我理解任何故意的弄虚作假或保留信息将作为取消此次应聘或者录用后解聘的充分理由。

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causality因果关系

causation原因；因果关系；出现

occasion引起，惹起

reason推论；劝说

相反词

aftereffect后果；余波；[数] 后效

aftermath（Aftermath）《空难余波》（电影名）

consequence结果；重要性；推论

corollary推论；必然的结果

development发展；开发；发育；住宅小区（专指由同一开发商开发的）；[摄] 显影

effect产生；达到目的

fate命运

fruit(Fruit)人名；(法)弗吕；(英)弗鲁特

issue发行；流出；造成…结果；传下

outcome结果，结局；成果

outgrowth结果；副产物；自然的发展；分枝；生长晕

product产品；结果；[数] 乘积；作品

result结果；导致；产生

resultant合力，合成速率；结果

sequel续集；结局；继续；后果

sequence按顺序排好

upshot结果，结局；要点