导读:很多考友都觉得英语专四的语法与词汇题中,四个选项的意思都很接近,感觉哪个选项都是正确的。这着实让人很挠头。如果你也有这样困扰,就请看下面的解析吧。相信对你有帮助的。
due to, owing to, because of 这些词组均表示“由于”之意。 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。 Her absence is due to illness.(她因病缺席。) owing to : 可以和due to换用,但在句中多作状语,也可作表语。 Owing to the rain, the match was canceled.(因为下雨, 比赛取消了。) because of : 着重某种原因的理由,在句中通常作状语。 It was because of the job that he had taken the flat.(他因为工作的原因租了那套公寓。)