Word · Frequency #5218
causal
因果关系的
involving or constituting a cause; causing
- 1.
Of, relating to, or being a cause of something; causing.
属于、关于或成为某事物的原因；引起的。
属于、关于或成为某事物的原因；引起的。；原因的；表示原因或理由的
In use
The study found a causal link between smoking and lung cancer.
Researchers are still trying to establish a causal relationship.
It's hard to prove a causal connection without more evidence.
causal link/relationship between A and B
There is a causal link between smoking and lung cancer.
吸烟与肺癌之间存在因果联系。
causal factor in sth
注意causal factor常用搭配介词in
Stress is a causal factor in many diseases.
压力是许多疾病的致病因素。
a causal (conjunction)
causal作名词时指表示原因的连词，多见于语言学语境。
In English, 'because' is a causal.
在英语中，'because'是一个表示原因的连词。
Common mistakes
The casual relationship between smoking and lung cancer is well known.The causal relationship between smoking and lung cancer is well known.
混淆了形近词'causal'（因果的）和'casual'（随意的），导致语义错误。
The causal of the accident was reckless driving.The cause of the accident was reckless driving.
将形容词'causal'误用作名词，正确名词应为'cause'。
Connections
Collocations
- causal relationship
- 因果关系
- There is a causal relationship between smoking and lung cancer.吸烟与肺癌之间存在因果关系。
- causal link
- 因果联系
- The study found a direct causal link between diet and health.该研究发现了饮食与健康之间的直接因果联系。
- causal factor
- 原因因素
- Stress is a major causal factor in many diseases.压力是许多疾病的主要原因因素。
- causal effect
- 因果效应
- The experiment measured the causal effect of the new drug.实验测量了这种新药的因果效应。
- causal connection
- 因果关系
- There is no proven causal connection between the two events.这两件事之间没有证实的因果关系。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
因果的（causal）可拆成 cause（原因）+ al，联想‘因为所以’的关系。
Context & Register
通常用于学术或正式语境，表示因果关系，比较中性。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like casual share a similar spelling with causal but differ in pronunciation (casual /ˈkæʒuəl/ vs. causal /ˈkɒːzəl/). No common words fully rhyme with causal.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.