caus·a·tive
adjective/ˈkɔːzətɪv/
/ˈkɔːzətɪv/
- (formal) acting as the cause of something
成为原因的；起因的 - Smoking is a causative factor in several major diseases.
抽烟是引起几种主要疾病的病因。
- Smoking is a causative factor in several major diseases.
- (grammar) a causative verb expresses a cause, for example blacken, which means ‘to cause to become black’
使役的（动词，如 blacken）
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French causatif, -ive, or late Latin causativus, from causare ‘to cause’.