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词汇 causal
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Definition of causal in English:

causal

adjective ˈkɔːz(ə)lˈkɔzəl
  • 1Relating to or acting as a cause.

    (与)原因(有关)的;构成原因的

    the causal factors associated with illness

    致病因素。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It implies a causal connection: you behaved like this and that was the result.
    • There can be no causal connection between the two events, yet we experience their conjunction as meaningful.
    • However, Mr Cakebread told the court his clients believed there was a causal link between DVT and air travel.
    • There is no simple causal connection between uncertainty and economic weakness.
    • In some cases it seems that mental illness is a factor on the causal pathway between social position and suicide.
    • It is well established that this may be awarded in appropriate cases but a proper causal connection must be demonstrated.
    • Passive smoking is now recognised as a causal factor in the onset of smoke-related illness.
    • It looks to see if there is a causal link or a causal connection.
    • Obesity is a causal factor in many serious conditions that affect the entire human body.
    • Some defect in the regulation of the brain chemical serotonin, is also suspected to be a causal factor.
    • The problem can be overcome by using serum cholesterol concentration as an intermediate factor in the causal pathway.
    • Archaeologists are extremely cautious about making causal links between contemporaneous events.
    • The causal relevance of social factors must be argued on a case-by-case basis.
    • I do think that in some cases stress is the causal factor, or the way the patient responds to stress is the problem.
    • One of the gold standards in establishing causal relations between two factors is to show the dose dependent relation.
    • As a rule, complex social phenomena like racism cannot be explained in terms of a single causal factor.
    • This could be down to any number of factors, however, but no causal effect has been proven as regards to the hormone shampoo.
    • Alcohol, speed and fatigue have been identified as the leading causal factors.
    • The causal strength of various contributing factors would be assessed.
    • If you deny that poverty is a causal factor in crime you need to supply an alternative hypothesis.
    1. 1.1Grammar Logic Expressing or indicating a cause.
      〔语法,逻〕表示原因的
      a causal conjunction

      表原因的连接词。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • And Aristotle is surely mistaken in asserting that knowledge is always causal.
      • Let us start with the presupposition that causal determinism obtains.
      • This subjunctive condition is not unrelated to the causal condition.
      • Some have even maintained that causal statements can be analysed in terms of counterfactual conditionals.
      • The argument that Cheney did not intend the direct causal inference goes as follows.

Origin

Late Middle English (as a noun denoting a causal conjunction or particle): from late Latin causalis, from Latin causa 'cause'.

Rhymes

acausal, clausal, menopausal, monocausal

Definition of causal in US English:

causal

adjectiveˈkɔzəlˈkôzəl
  • 1Relating to or acting as a cause.

    (与)原因(有关)的;构成原因的

    the causal factors associated with illness

    致病因素。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Alcohol, speed and fatigue have been identified as the leading causal factors.
    • In some cases it seems that mental illness is a factor on the causal pathway between social position and suicide.
    • It looks to see if there is a causal link or a causal connection.
    • Passive smoking is now recognised as a causal factor in the onset of smoke-related illness.
    • Obesity is a causal factor in many serious conditions that affect the entire human body.
    • It implies a causal connection: you behaved like this and that was the result.
    • This could be down to any number of factors, however, but no causal effect has been proven as regards to the hormone shampoo.
    • If you deny that poverty is a causal factor in crime you need to supply an alternative hypothesis.
    • The causal relevance of social factors must be argued on a case-by-case basis.
    • Some defect in the regulation of the brain chemical serotonin, is also suspected to be a causal factor.
    • One of the gold standards in establishing causal relations between two factors is to show the dose dependent relation.
    • The causal strength of various contributing factors would be assessed.
    • There can be no causal connection between the two events, yet we experience their conjunction as meaningful.
    • There is no simple causal connection between uncertainty and economic weakness.
    • I do think that in some cases stress is the causal factor, or the way the patient responds to stress is the problem.
    • However, Mr Cakebread told the court his clients believed there was a causal link between DVT and air travel.
    • As a rule, complex social phenomena like racism cannot be explained in terms of a single causal factor.
    • It is well established that this may be awarded in appropriate cases but a proper causal connection must be demonstrated.
    • The problem can be overcome by using serum cholesterol concentration as an intermediate factor in the causal pathway.
    • Archaeologists are extremely cautious about making causal links between contemporaneous events.
    1. 1.1Logic Grammar Expressing or indicating a cause.
      〔语法,逻〕表示原因的
      a causal conjunction

      表原因的连接词。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Some have even maintained that causal statements can be analysed in terms of counterfactual conditionals.
      • Let us start with the presupposition that causal determinism obtains.
      • This subjunctive condition is not unrelated to the causal condition.
      • And Aristotle is surely mistaken in asserting that knowledge is always causal.
      • The argument that Cheney did not intend the direct causal inference goes as follows.

Origin

Late Middle English (as a noun denoting a causal conjunction or particle): from late Latin causalis, from Latin causa ‘cause’.

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