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单词 because
释义 be·cause
\bə̇|kȯz, bē-, -(|)kəz, chiefly in substand speech -ȯs\ conjunction
Etymology: Middle English, from be, bi by + cause
1. : since : for the reason that : on account of the cause that — used to introduce dependent clauses
 < we stopped at the filling station because we needed gasoline >
2. obsolete : in order that : to the end that
 < “Why laugh you?” “Because you should see my teeth” — John Lyly >
3.
 a. : that : the fact that — used to introduce a noun clause serving as the subject or the complement of a sentence
  < one of the reasons why it has seemed to me to be desirable to speak on this subject is because it may contribute — E.N.Griswold >
  < because men are still incapable of being angels is no good reason why they should be ants — E.A.Mowrer >
  — in reputable use though disapproved by some
 b. : on account of being
  < a rather stuffily written book, but the material is interesting because firsthand — A.W.Long >
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