詞彙精選：because of的用法和辨析

一、詳細釋義：

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因爲，由於

例句：

The village was evacuated because of flood.

由於洪水這個村子已經撤空。

例句：

The plan ravelled because of the accident.

事故打亂了計劃。

二、詞義辨析：

due to,owing to,because of,thanks to

這些詞組均表示“由於”之意。due to用於較莊重的書面語中，側重“起因於”，在句中多作表語，有時作狀語。owing to可以和due to換用，但在句中多作狀語，也可作表語。because of着重某種原因的理由，在句中通常作狀語。thanks to突出一種感激之情，含“多虧”意味。

三、參考例句：

Largely, this is because of his personality.

主要地，這是由於他的個性。

The village was evacuated because of flood.

由於洪水這個村子已經撤空。

I resigned because of the low salary.

因爲工資太低，我辭職了。

I came back because of the rain.

因爲下雨，所以我回來了。

His health collapsed because of overwork.

他的身體因工作過度而垮掉了。

He has dotage because of old age.

他因年老而糊里糊塗。

John resented Steven because of his success.

約翰因斯蒂文的成功而恨他。

It is mainly because of my fault.

這主要是由於我的過錯。

Her opinion counts because of her experience.

因爲她有經驗，所以她的意見很重要。

He is sick because of surfeit

他由於飲食過量而生病。