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causal adj.原因的；关于因果的 Causal is a variation of the word cause, which should be a clue to its meaning. A cause is what makes something happen: the notebook flew across the room because you threw it, so your throwing it was causal. If a bolt of lightning set a statue on fire, the lightning was causal for the fire. Sometimes, we don't know what caused something, so we don't know what was causal. But if you can figure out "Who did it?" or "What did it?," then you've found what's causal.

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英 ['kɔːzl] 美 ['kɔːzl] Have you ever heard the saying "One thing leads to another"? When one thing is known for certain to cause another thing, then the first thing can be called causal. 1[ADJ 形容词]有因果关系的；存在因果联系的 If there is a causal relationship between two things, one thing is responsible for causing the other thing.   [usu ADJ n]  [FORMAL 正式]Rawlins stresses that it is impossible to prove a causal link between the drug and the deaths...罗林斯强调无法证明这种药物和多起死亡事件之间存在因果关系。He would dearly love to show a causal relationship between culture and imperialism, but cannot.他倒是十分想揭示文化与帝国主义之间的因果联系，可是却无能为力。

英语单词	causal
英美音标	英 ['kɔːzl] 美 ['kɔːzl]
中文释义	adj.原因的；关于因果的
vocabulary简明	Have you ever heard the saying "One thing leads to another"? When one thing is known for certain to cause another thing, then the first thing can be called causal.
vocabulary扩展	Causal is a variation of the word cause, which should be a clue to its meaning. A cause is what makes something happen: the notebook flew across the room because you threw it, so your throwing it was causal. If a bolt of lightning set a statue on fire, the lightning was causal for the fire. Sometimes, we don't know what caused something, so we don't know what was causal. But if you can figure out "Who did it?" or "What did it?," then you've found what's causal.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ 形容词]有因果关系的；存在因果联系的 If there is a causal relationship between two things, one thing is responsible for causing the other thing. [usu ADJ n] [FORMAL 正式] Rawlins stresses that it is impossible to prove a causal link between the drug and the deaths... 罗林斯强调无法证明这种药物和多起死亡事件之间存在因果关系。 He would dearly love to show a causal relationship between culture and imperialism, but cannot. 他倒是十分想揭示文化与帝国主义之间的因果联系，可是却无能为力。

Causal Thing Lightning Relationship 英 Kɔːzl] 美 Kɔːzl Adj.原因的；关于因果的