due to表示“由于,因为”,due to 主要引导表语,也可引导状语。其后可接不定式,表示“将要...”。due to+n(名词)/doing sth 解释为“由...导致”。
due to的用法
1、其后可接不定式,表示“将要...”。
例:The guests are due to arrive very soon.
客人很快就会到。
2、在due to词组中,表示“由于,因为”。 due to 主要引导表语,也可引导状语。
3、due to+n(名词)/doing sth 解释为由...导致。
due to与because of的区别
due to后可接短语、名词because后加句子,如果是because of 则和due to 差不多
due to 可以放在句首,而because of 通常不放于句首;
due to 主要引导表语,而 because of主要引导状语。如:
His illness is due to bad food. 他生病是由于吃了不好的食物。
He can’t come because of the bad weather.他不能来是因为天气不好。
Owing to the rain, the match was cancelled.比赛因雨被取消了。
because of 通常只用来引导状语,若引导表语,主语通常应为代词。