cause
英 [k??z]
美[k?z]
- n. 原因；事業；目標
- vt. 引起；使遭受
詞組搭配
cause and effect
the principle of causation
因果性，因果律
cause of action
(Law)a fact or facts that enable a person to bring an action against another
(律)訴訟理由
in the cause of
so as to support, promote, or defend something
為了…事業，捍衛，支持
make common cause
unite in order to achieve a shared aim
（為達到共同目標而）聯合
nationalist movements &B{made common cause with} the reformers.
民族主義運動與改革派聯合起來。
a rebel without a cause
a person who is dissatisfied with society but does not have a specific aim to fight for
無由的反叛者(對社會不滿但沒有具體奮斗目標的人)