由于;因为(后接名词、代词或动名词,用于说明原因)。也可引出带有不利或客观原因的解释。
/ˈduː tuː/
The flight was canceled due to bad weather.
航班由于恶劣天气被取消了。
Due to a lack of funding, the project was delayed and several positions were cut.
由于资金不足,该项目被推迟,并裁减了几个岗位。
“due”原意与“应得的、应付的、到期的”有关,后来在“due to”这一固定搭配中逐渐引申为“归因于、因为”。在现代英语中,它常用于较正式的书面语或说明性语境。