| 释义 |
| | | | ADJ | | | | | /ˈkɔːzl/ | | | | | 1 | formal if there is a causal connection or relationship between two events, one event causes the other 原因的；构成原因的；因果关系的 | | They long ago established a causal link between smoking and lung cancer. 他们很久以前就确定吸烟和肺癌之间有因果联系。 | | | | 2 | linguistics a causal conjunction such as ‘because’ introduces a statement describing the cause of something （连接词）表示原因的 | | | | DERIVED WORD | | causally adv | | | |