causation

英 [kɔːˈzeɪʃn]

美 [kɔːˈzeɪʃn]

n.  诱因; 起因; 原因

复数：causations　

法律

BNC.13210 / COCA.18345

牛津词典

noun

• 诱因；起因；原因
  the process of one event causing or producing another event
• 诱因；起因；原因
  the process of one event causing or producing another event

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 诱因;起因;祸端
  Thecausationof something, usually something bad, is the factors that have caused it.
  1. The gene is only part of the causation of illness.
     基因只是致病的部分原因。
• N-UNCOUNT 因果关系；因果律
  Causationis a study of the factors involved in causing something.
  1. ...assumptions concerning social causation.
     有关社会因果律的假设

英英释义

noun

• the act of causing something to happen
  Synonym:causing

双语例句

• But the problematic relationship between correlation and causation in general remains an active area of debate and confusion.
  但广泛意义上的相关性与因果之间的尚存疑问的关系，仍是当前一个极易引起争议和混淆的领域。
• Discussion of explanation is often closely tied to discussion of causation, and to the idea of causal explanation.
  讨论的解释往往是紧密联系在一起的因果关系的讨论，以及对因果解释的想法。
• The gene is only part of the causation of illness.
  基因只是致病的部分原因。
• In studying there may be an exchange of thought and the silent observation of the causation of authority.
  在研究当中，或许会有一种思想的交换，和对权威根源的无声观察。
• Weather is a predominant influence in the causation of cold injury.
  在招致寒冷损伤中，气候是一个突出的影响因素。
• In legal discourse causation is particularly important.
  在法律推论中，因果关系特别重要。
• Attribution theory is concerned with the study of perceived causation.
  归因理论是对认识到的因果关系的研究。
• So if we have a concept of causation, it must be derived from experience.
  因此，如果我们有一个因果关系的概念，它必须源于经验。
• Hill and Doll took a pragmatic approach in the search for causation.
  希尔和多尔在寻找因果关系时采取了一种务实的方法。
• The paper discusses demonstratively the skip classes causation of contemporary undergraduates by using qualitative research.
  运用质化研究方法对当代大学生逃课的原因进行了实证研究。