
conj.因?yàn)椋挥捎?/p>
I bought the house simply because it was large. 我購買了這房子,只是因?yàn)樗娣e大。
An argument was inevitable because they disliked each other so much. 爭論是不可避免的,因?yàn)樗麄儽舜朔浅拹骸?/p>
I knew she was joking because she had a big grin on her face. 我知道她是在開玩笑,因?yàn)樗樕隙褲M笑容。
Many beautiful fish are fast disappearing because of the severe pollution. 因?yàn)槲廴緡?yán)重,許多美麗的魚類正在面臨絕種。
because的基本意思是“因?yàn)椤?強(qiáng)調(diào)直接造成某種結(jié)果的理由和原因,所引導(dǎo)的原因狀語從句多置于主句之后,有時(shí)為了強(qiáng)調(diào),也可置于主句之前,并用逗號(hào)與句子的其他部分隔開。
because還可用來引導(dǎo)讓步狀語從句,這時(shí),通常用于否定句或疑問句中。
because有時(shí)還可引導(dǎo)表語從句。
because可用于強(qiáng)調(diào)句。
not...because...結(jié)構(gòu)有時(shí)否定主句,有時(shí)否定從句,須根據(jù)上下文正確判斷。一般來說,否定主句時(shí)because前多有逗號(hào),而如果because前有just,則多半否定從句。
because可用于省略句。