因果

因果 [yīn guǒ]

1. ■ （原因和结果） cause and effect:

混淆因果 confuse cause and effect;

说明这次延宕的因果 state the cause and effect of this delay;

一切事情的发生均有其因果。 Everything that happens has a cause and an effect.

我们应该分析这场事变的因果。 We should analyze the cause and effect of this event.

2. ■ {宗} karma; preordained fate

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常用词组

1. ■ 因果颠倒 inverting cause and effect;

2. ■ 因果关系 causality; causal relationship; cause and effect;

3. ■ 因果联系 causal relation; cause-and-effect linkage;

4. ■ 因果链 chain of causation;

5. ■ 因果律 causality; law of causality; law of causation;

6. ■ 因果生物地层学 causal biostratigraphy;

7. ■ 因果条件 causality condition;

8. ■ 因果图 cause-and-effect diagram;

9. ■ 因果系统 {控} causal system; nonanticipatory system; physical system;

10. ■ 因果性 causality;

11. ■ 因果预测 causal forecasting