"owing to" 是介词短语,意为“由于;因为”(相当于 because of 或 due to),用于引出导致某结果的原因。
作为介词短语,"owing to" 后面必须接名词、代词或动名词(不能接完整句子),在句中作原因状语,可置于句首或句中。
1、 句首使用(强调原因):
Owing to the heavy snow, schools were closed for three days.
(由于大雪,学校停课三天。)
2、 句中使用(补充说明原因):
The concert was canceled owing to the singer's sudden illness.
(音乐会因歌手突发疾病取消了。)
3、 接动名词(强调动作性原因):
We missed the train owing to getting up late.
(因为起晚了,我们没赶上火车。)
owing to vs. due to:
两者含义几乎相同,但 due to 更常用于句中(修饰名词),而 owing to 更灵活(句首/句中均可)。
例:The delay was due to traffic.(延误是因为交通。)= The delay happened owing to traffic.
owing to vs. because of:
两者完全同义,但 because of 更口语化,owing to 更正式。
"owing to" 是介词短语,后面不能接从句(即不能直接接“主语+谓语”的结构)。
❌ 错误:Owing to that it rained, we stayed home.
✅ 正确:Owing to the rain, we stayed home.(接名词)/ Owing to raining, we stayed home.(接动名词)
总结:"owing to" 是正式的“原因介词短语”,后接名词性成分,用于说明结果的起因,适用于书面或口语中较正式的场景。