causenoun詞源 1/kɔːz/

• 1

  The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result.

  • They identified a burst pipe as the cause of the flooding.
  • We thanke you both, yet one but flatters vs, As well appeareth by the cauſe you come, Namely, to appeale each other of high treaſon.
• 2

  Sufficient reason.

  • There is no cause for alarm.
  • The end of the war was a cause for celebration.
• 3

  A goal, aim or principle, especially one which transcends purely selfish ends.

  • God befriend us, as our cause is just.
  • The part they take against me is from zeal to the cause.
• 4

  obsoleteSake; interest; advantage.

  • I did it not for his cause.
• 5

  obsoleteAny subject of discussion or debate; a matter; an affair.

  • What counsel give you in this weighty cause?
• 6

  lawA suit or action in court; any legal process by which a party endeavors to obtain his claim, or what he regards as his right; case; ground of action.

causeverb詞源 1/kɔːz/

• 1

  To set off an event or action; to bring about; to produce.

  • The lightning caused thunder.
  • Serene, smiling, enigmatic, she faced him with no fear whatever showing in her dark eyes.[…]She put back a truant curl from her forehead where it had sought egress to the world, and looked him full in the face now, drawing a deep breath which caused the round of her bosom to lift the lace at her throat.
• 2

  To actively produce as a result, by means of force or authority.

  • His dogged determination caused the fundraising to be successful.
  • I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days.
• 3

  obsoleteTo assign or show cause; to give a reason; to make excuse.

  • He, to shifte their curious request, / Gan causen why she could not come in place.

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：

• 'cause