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。
because, because of
because of 介词短语，后接词或短语 He didn't go to school because of his illness.
双语例句
- The game was cancelled because of the rain.
比赛因为下雨而取消了。 - She had to stay home because her son fell ill.
因为儿子生病所以她得待在家里。 - He claimed a pension in virtue of his long illness.
由于长期生病，他申请救助金。 - My laundry will not dry because of the humidity.
由于湿度关系，我的衣物无法晾干。
权威例句
LAPSE BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT A TRANSLATION OF THE DESCRIPTION OR TO PAY THE FEE WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME-LIMITMice lacking β3 integrins are osteosclerotic because of dysfunctional osteoclastsNormotonic cell shrinkage because of disordered volume regulation is an early prerequisite to apoptosisImmune surveillance against a solid tumor fails because of immunological ignorance.Recent concepts in the management of infertility because of non-obstructive azoospermia.Myogenin gene disruption results in perinatal lethality because of severe muscle defect.Characterization of mice deficient in aromatase (ArKO) because of targeted disruption of the cyp19 gene.Erratum: Cystic fibrosis airway epithelia fail to kill bacteria because of abnormal airway surface fluid (Cell (1996) 85 (229-236))McHugh, K.P. et al. Mice lacking 3 integrins are osteosclerotic because of dysfunctional osteoclasts. J. Clin. Invest. 105, 433−440Toll-Like Receptor 2–Deficient Mice Are Highly Susceptible to Streptococcus pneumoniae Meningitis because of Reduced Bacterial Clea...
