| 单词 | causation |
| 释义 | causation (once / 4192 pages) n Use the noun causation to talk about the process of causing something to happen. If you try to sue your brother for your bike accident, you’ll have to prove causation. It’s easy to remember what causation means if you break it apart. Most of the word cause is in there, plus -ation, which you might recognize as a noun suffix that describes an action or process. So causation is the action of causing something. It’s a formal word, and you'll often hear it come up in legal or scientific contexts. If you become a research biologist, you might do experiments to determine causation of a particular kind of cancer. WORD FAMILYcausation: causations+/causal: causality, causally, noncausal/causality: causalities/causative: causatively, noncausative/cause: causal, causation, causative, caused, causeless, causes, causing/caused: uncaused/causeless: causelessly/causing: causings/uncaused: uncausedly USAGE EXAMPLESEven studies showing that alterations in the microbiota correlate with disease severity, or that the microbiota normalizes with remission, fail to prove causation over correlation. Nature(Dec 20, 2016) A first book often ends childhood: Prikryl’s gorgeous, elegiac work borrows from folklore its bright aesthetic and swift, severe logic of causation. The New Yorker(Dec 19, 2016) Ultimately, this connection is just a correlation, with unclear causation. Slate(Dec 16, 2016) n the act of causing something to happen Syn|Hypo|Hyper causing sending the act of causing something to go (especially messages) induction, initiation, triggeran act that sets in motion some course of events coercion, compulsionusing force to cause something to occur influencecausing something without any direct or apparent effort inducement, inducingact of bringing about a desired result transmission, transmittal, transmittingthe act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted fomentation, instigationdeliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord) cross-pollinationstimulating influence among diverse elements exposurethe act of subjecting someone to an influencing experience encroachment, impact, impingementinfluencing strongly manipulation, useexerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage hypnotism, mesmerism, suggestionthe act of inducing hypnosis corruptioninducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by commiting a felony) enticement, temptationthe act of influencing by exciting hope or desire constructive eviction, evictionaction by a landlord that compels a tenant to leave the premises (as by rendering the premises unfit for occupancy); no physical expulsion or legal process is involved act, deed, human action, human activity something that people do or cause to happen |
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