单词 | due to |
释义 | > as lemmasdue to 9. due to. extracted from dueadj.adv. a. In predicative use: attributable to a particular cause or origin; derived or arising from; caused by, consequent on; as a result of. Cf. owing adj. 3a.rare before 19th cent.; described by Johnson (1773) as ‘proper, but not usual’. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > attribution or assignment of cause > [adjective] > attributable or imputable longc1300 referrible1576 referable1583 imputable1635 ascriptive1649 attributary1650 attributable1661 due to1669 ascribable1671 assignable1673 accountable1681 creditable1862 1669 R. Boyle Hist. Fluidity & Firmnesse i. xxiv, in Certain Physiol. Ess. (ed. 2) 196 The motion of the Oyly drops may be in part due to some partial solution made of them by the vivous spirit. 1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 352. ⁋1 All this is due to the very silly Pride that generally prevails, of being valued for the Ability of carrying their Point. 1801 Monthly Rev. 35 537 M. De La Place..found the secular equation of the moon to be due to the action of the sun on the moon. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Driftage, the amount due to lee-way. 1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) IV. 136 The..difficulty in the Philebus, is really due to our ignorance of the philosophy of the age. 1928 Daily Express 11 Aug. 7/1 Death was due to heart failure. 1967 Canad. Med. Assoc. Jrnl. 5 Aug. 286/1 Improved treatment of diabetes mellitus in the past 45 years, due largely to the discovery of insulin and antibiotics. 2007 A. Theroux Laura Warholic vi. 85 Much of the grit around the stoveworks was due to his rather bad eyesight. b. As a compound preposition: as a result of, on account of, because of.This use become well established during the 19th century, and is now usually regarded as acceptable standard English, but began to be criticized in usage guides in the early 20th century, apparently beginning with H. W. Fowler Dict. Mod. Eng. Usage (1926), which described it as ‘often used by the illiterate as though it had passed, like owing to, into a mere compound preposition’. Cf. owing adj. 3b. ΚΠ 1840 Rep. Comm. Physics & Meteorol. Royal Soc. Antarctic Exped. 2 Periodical variations of temperature at its [sc. the earth's] surface, due to the sun's position above the horizon. 1847 J. Craig New Universal Dict. at Arborized Agates which have the ramified appearance of plants, due to the infiltration of water charged with metallic oxides. 1897 S. T. Clover Paul Travers' Adv. 190 [The Koturah] was taxed to her capacity, due to the fact that..she was advertised to go first to Adelaide. 1920 Science 29 Oct. 406/2 Due to added medical responsibilities, Dr. Hancock has now closed his Orthopterological studies. 1957 Queen Elizabeth II in Times 15 Oct. 10/6 Due to inability to market their grain, prairie farmers have for some time been faced with a serious shortage of funds. 1978 A. North & I. Hogg Guns & Gunsmiths i. vii. 122 The earliest multi-barrelled guns are known as ribaudequins or organs, due to their similarity to organ pipes. 2014 B. Moran Making Marion vii. 68 Valerie had made me promise to come along to Fire Night that Sunday, the last one having been cancelled due to the sudden disappearance of Grace. < as lemmas |
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