起因

[qǐ yīn]

• origin
• wedge
• cause
• origination
• result

参考释义

起因 [qǐ yīn]

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例句

1. 要探讨爱尔兰问题的起因就要追溯到三百多年以前。
   To trace the origins of the Irish problem, we have to go back over three hundred years.
2. 骚乱的真正原因不明，但起因是由於逮捕了两名男子。
   The real cause of the riot was unclear, but the occasion was the arrest of two men.
3. 事故的真正起因仍有争议。
   The exact cause of the accident is still in dispute.
4. 那场战争的起因有几个。
   Several causes operated to bring about the war.

近反义词

【近义词】

• 导火线
• 起由
• 原因
• 原故
• 缘起
• 因由