連接詞：因為
常見搭配詞：
- because of + 名詞
由於、因為…
例句：The match was postponed because of the rain.
比賽因為下雨而被推遲了。 - S V simply because S V
單純因為…
例句：He can’t win simply because he is not strong enough.
他不能贏，單純因為他不夠強壯。 - S V just because S V
僅僅因為…
例句：You can’t blame him just because you don’t like him.
你不能因為不喜歡他就怪他。 - S V all because of + N 全因為
例句：He failed the test all because of his laziness.
他全因為懶惰而考試不及格。 - S V mainly because S V / because of + N 主要是因為
例句：I chose this college mainly because of its reputation.
我選擇了這所大學主要是因為它的聲譽。 - S V partly because S V / because of + N
部分是因為…
例句：She is successful partly because of her hard work.
她的成功部分歸功於她的努力。
例句：
- They went home early because they were tired.
他們提早回家了，因為他們很累。 - He studied hard because he wanted to pass the exam.
他努力學習，因為他想通過考試。 - We can’t go out because of the weather.
由於天氣原因我們不能出去。 - We stayed indoors because of the intense heat.
我們由於高溫而待在室內。 - I bought the dress because it was on sale.
我買了這件裙子，因為它在打折。 - She woke up late because her alarm didn’t ring.
她醒得晚，因為她的鬧鐘沒響。 - He apologized because he realized his mistake.
他意識到他的錯誤，所以他道歉了。 - We went home because it started to rain.
我們回家了，因為開始下雨了。
同義詞：
- since 因為、自從 conj. 用於表示原因或時間。
例句：Since it’s raining, we can’t have the picnic.
因為下雨，我們不能去野餐了。 - as 因為、作為 conj. 表示原因或比較。
例句：As I was tired, I decided to rest for a while.
因為我累了，我決定休息一會兒。 - for 因為、由於 conj. 用於表明理由或原因。
例句：He didn’t go to the party for he was not invited.
他沒有去參加派對，因為他沒有被邀請。 - due to 由於、因為 prep. 表示原因，後面加名詞，常與be動詞一起使用。
例句：The game was canceled due to rain.
比賽因為下雨而被取消了。 - owing to 由於、因為 prep. 表示某事物的原因或理由，後面接名詞。
例句：The flight was delayed owing to a technical problem.
飛機因為技術問題而延誤了。
衍生字：
- cause 原因 n.
