Be Due To

Definition / 定义

be due to 常见用法有三类：

1. 因为；由于；由……造成（说明原因）
2. 预定；预计；应当（后接动词不定式：be due to do sth，表示“预计将要……”）
3. 应支付给；应归于（较少见：be due to sb，表示“应付给某人/应归功于某人”）

Pronunciation / 发音

AmE: /biː duː tuː/
BrE: /biː djuː tuː/

Examples / 例句

The delay was due to heavy rain.
延误是由于大雨造成的。

The report is due to be published next week, but the final changes are still due to the editors.
报告预计下周发布，但最终修改仍由编辑负责（也可理解为：仍“应交给/取决于”编辑）。

Etymology / 词源

due 来自拉丁语 debitus（“欠下的；应付的”），经由古法语进入英语，逐渐发展出“应得的/到期的/预定的”等含义。用在 be due to 中时，一方面可引申为“（某事）应归因于……”，另一方面也保留“到期/预定”的核心概念（如 due to arrive）。

Related Words / 相关词

• Because Of
• Owing To
• As A Result Of
• Attributable To
• Be Caused By
• Result From
• Lead To
• Be Scheduled To

Literary Works / 文学作品例证

• On the Origin of Species — Charles Darwin
• A Brief History of Time — Stephen Hawking
• Silent Spring — Rachel Carson
• The Wealth of Nations — Adam Smith
• The Elements of Style — William Strunk Jr. & E. B. White