詞彙精選：due to的用法和辨析

一、詳細釋義：

phr.

欠下債，應給予

例句：

You have not given what is due to me.

你欠我的錢還沒有還。

例句：

The wages due to him will be paid tomorrow.

欠他的工資明天會付給他。

由於，因爲

例句：

Her absence is due to illness.

她因病缺席。

例句：

Due to the extreme cold, we were unable to plant the trees.

由於天氣很冷，所以我們無法去植樹。

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：

Some students quit school due to poverty.

一些學生因貧困而退學。

This is due to adverse weather conditions.

這是由於不利的天氣狀況所致。

Her absence is due to illness.

她因病缺席。

She shuffled her feet due to nerve.

她因爲緊張而坐立不安。

Tuna stocks are declining due to over-fishing.

由於過度捕撈，金槍魚庫存量下降了。

We are due to leave tomorrow.

我們定於明天動身。

The delay was due to power failure.

延滯是由於停電。

The discovery is due to Newton.

這項新發現歸功於牛頓

The accident was due to negligence.

這次意外是由於疏忽。

We are due to leave tomorrow.

我們定於明天動身。