because: [14] Because originated in the phrase by cause, which was directly modelled on French par cause. At first it was always followed by of or by a subordinate clause introduced by that or why: ‘The Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified’, St John’s Gospel, 7:39, 1611. But already by the end of the 14th century that and why were beginning to be omitted, leaving because to function as a conjunction, a move which would perhaps have exercised contemporary linguistic purists as much as ‘The reason is because …’ does today. The abbreviated form ’cause first appears in print in the 16th century. => cause
because (conj.)
c. 1300, bi cause "by cause," modeled on French par cause. Originally a phrase, often followed by a subordinate clause introduced by that or why. One word from c. 1400. As an adverb from late 14c. Clipped form cause attested in writing by mid-15c.
雙語例句
1. She feels devalued because she knows her husband has had affairs.
她覺得自己掉價了，因為她知道丈夫有了外遇。
來自柯林斯例句
2. I denied my father because I wanted to become someone else.
我和父親斷絕了關系，因為我想成為一個不一樣的自己。
來自柯林斯例句
3. I get very nervous because I'm using a lot of expensive equipment.
因為正在使用很多昂貴的設備，所以我非常緊張。
來自柯林斯例句
4. Because you're not burning calories, everything you eat turns to fat.
由于沒有消耗卡路里，你吃的所有東西都會變成脂肪。
來自柯林斯例句
5. He was not a particularly good shot because of his eyesight.