原因 in English - Cambridge Dictionary

原因 in English - Cambridge Dictionary Translation of 原因 – Mandarin Chinese–English dictionary 原因 reason uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ˈriː.z ə n / us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ˈriː.z ə n / A2 noun the cause of an event or situation or something that provides an excuse or explanation: The reason for the disaster was engine failure, not human error. 这次灾难的原因是发动机故障，而非人为错误。 ground uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / graʊnd / us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / graʊnd / C2 noun a reason, cause, or argument: She is suing the company on grounds of unfair dismissal. 她正以公司不公正解雇她为由对其提起诉讼。 wherefores uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ˈweə.fɔːz / us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ˈwer.fɔːrz / noun root uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ruːt / us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ruːt / C1 noun the cause or origin of something bad: We must get to the root of this problem. 我们一定要探本溯源，查出造成这个问题的原因。 seed uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / siːd / us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / siːd / C2 noun the cause of a feeling or situation, or the early stages of it: From these early seeds of their friendship, they grew into lifelong companions. 早年的友谊让他们成为相伴一生的伴侣。 purpose uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ˈpɜː.pəs / us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ˈpɝː.pəs / B1 noun why you do something or why something exists: The purpose of the research is to try to find out more about the causes of the disease. 研究的目的是试图进一步探寻引起这种疾病的原因。 cause uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / kɔːz / us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / kɑːz / B2 noun the reason why something, especially something bad, happens: The police are still trying to establish the cause of the fire. 警方仍在努力查证失火的原因。 occasion uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / əˈkeɪ.ʒ ə n / us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / əˈkeɪ.ʒ ə n / noun formal an opportunity or reason for doing something or for something to happen: The 200th anniversary of Mozart's death was the occasion for hundreds of special films, books and concerts. 为纪念莫扎特逝世200周年，出现了数以百计的专题电影、书籍及音乐会。 the whys and (the) wherefores phrase the reasons for something: I know very little about the whys and the wherefores of the situation. 我根本不知道是什么原因导致出现了这种情况。 根本原因 rationale uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ˌræʃ.əˈnɑːl / us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ˌræʃ.əˈnæl / noun formal the reasons or intentions that cause a particular set of beliefs or actions: I don't understand the rationale for these restrictions. 我无法理解这些限制。 主要原因 mainspring uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ˈmeɪn.sprɪŋ / us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ˈmeɪn.sprɪŋ / noun formal the most important reason for something; the thing that makes something else happen: Work was the mainspring of his life. 工作是他生活的主要动力。 不明原因的消化道出血 unexplained gastrointestinal bleeding uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ʌn.ɪkˌspleɪnd gæs.trəʊ.ɪnˌtes.tɪn.əl ˈbliː.dɪŋ / us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ʌn.ɪkˌspleɪnd gæs.troʊ.ɪnˌtes.t̬ən.əl ˈbliː.dɪŋ / noun specialized bleeding from the digestive system for which the cause is not known 不知什么原因 somehow uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ˈsʌm.haʊ / us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ˈsʌm.haʊ / B2 adverb for a reason that is not clear: I know what we're doing is legal, but somehow it doesn't feel right. 我知道我们正在做的事情是合法的，但不知什么原因总觉得不对劲。 从事实推断原因的 a posteriori / ˌeɪ pɒsˌter.iˈɔː.raɪ / / ˌeɪ pɑːˌstɪr.iˈɔː.raɪ / adjective formal based on known facts or on what has been seen to happen: This result gives an a posteriori justification of the method used. 从事实推断原因 a posteriori / ˌeɪ pɒsˌter.iˈɔː.raɪ / / ˌeɪ pɑːˌstɪr.iˈɔː.ri / adverb formal in a way that is based on known facts or on what has been seen to happen: This assumption will be verified a posteriori. 促使人离开的原因 push factor uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ˈpʊʃ ˌfæk.tə r / us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ˈpʊʃ ˌfæk.tɚ / noun something that makes people want to leave a place or escape from a particular situation: Instead of a fruitless attempt to eliminate illegal immigration, rich countries could focus on reducing the push factors that force some to flee - chiefly poverty and persecution. 与其徒劳地试图消除非法移民，富国不如把精力放在减少迫使人逃离的推动因素上——主要是贫穷和迫害。 给出的原因 explanation uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ˌek.spləˈneɪ.ʃ ə n / us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ˌek.spləˈneɪ.ʃ ə n / B1 noun the details or reasons that someone gives to make something clear or easy to understand: Could you give me a quick explanation of how it works? 你能给我简要说明一下它的工作原理吗？ 焦虑的原因 anxiety uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / æŋˈzaɪ.ə.ti / us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / æŋˈzaɪ.ə.t̬i / noun something that causes a feeling of fear and worry: job anxieties 工作上的烦恼 失败的原因 undoing uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ʌnˈduː.ɪŋ / us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ʌnˈduː.ɪŋ / noun formal the cause of someone's failure, or of someone's loss of power or money: Greed has been the undoing of many a businessman. 贪婪是很多商人破产的原因。 是问题的主要原因 have a lot to answer for phrase to be the main cause of a problem or an unpleasant situation: People who sell drugs to kids have a lot to answer for. 卖毒品给儿童的人应付重大责任。 无原因的 causeless uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ˈkɔːz.ləs / us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ˈkɑːz.ləs / adjective literary without any good reason: causeless anxiety/hatred/fear 无缘无故的焦虑 / 仇恨 / 恐惧 吸引人的原因 pull factor uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ˈpʊl ˌfæk.tə r / us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ˈpʊl ˌfæk.tɚ / noun something that attracts people to a place or an activity: Warm weather and a low living costs are two of the pull factors drawing retirees to Texas. 温暖的天气和低廉的生活成本是吸引退休人员去往德州的两个拉动因素。 因道义原因拒服兵役 conscientious objection uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / kɒn.ʃiˌen.ʃəs əbˈdʒek.ʃ ə n / us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / kɑːn.ʃiˌen.ʃəs əbˈdʒek.ʃ ə n / noun the fact of refusing to join the armed forces or fight in a war for moral or religious reasons: Conscientious objection to military service is recognized by the United Nations as a legitimate exercise of the right to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion. 因道义原因拒服兵役得到了联合国的承认，是行使思想、道义和宗教自由权利的合法行为。 因道义原因拒绝服从命令 conscientious objection uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / kɒn.ʃiˌen.ʃəs əbˈdʒek.ʃ ə n / us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / kɑːn.ʃiˌen.ʃəs əbˈdʒek.ʃ ə n / noun the fact of refusing to obey a particular order or rule or to do a particular type of work for moral or religious reasons: Pharmacists must notify their employer if they have a conscientious objection to the dispensing of any drug or class of drugs. 药剂师如果出于道义原因反对配制某种或某类药物，必须通知其雇主。 引发的原因 trigger uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ˈtrɪg.ə r / us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ˈtrɪg.ɚ / noun specialized something that causes someone to feel upset and frightened because they are made to remember something bad that has happened in the past: A trigger is something that sets off a flashback, transporting the person back to the traumatic event. 诱因引发往事的重现，将人带回到创伤性的事件中。 由于同样的原因 by the same token C2 phrase used to mean that something you are about to say is also true, for the same reasons as what has just been said: I don't think that prices will go up but, by the same token, I don't see them going down either. 我认为价格不会上涨，同样，我也认为价格不会下跌。 有多种原因的 multi-causal uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ˌmʌl.tiˈkɔː.z ə l / us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ˌmʌl.tiˈkɑː.z ə l / adjective formal having more than one cause: We need to bear in mind the complex, multi-causal nature of drug use. 原因不明的 idiopathic uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ˌɪd.i.əˈpæθ.ɪk / us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ˌɪd.i.əˈpæθ.ɪk / adjective specialized an idiopathic disease or medical condition has no known cause: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a lung condition which causes scarring of the lungs. 特发性肺纤维化是一种造成肺部形成瘢疤的疾病。 原因不详的 unexplained uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ʌn.ɪkˈspleɪnd / us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ʌn.ɪkˈspleɪnd / adjective Unexplained events, behaviour, etc. are ones for which people do not know or understand the reason. an unexplained death/noise 原因不明的死亡／噪声 找错了原因 be barking up the wrong tree phrase informal to be wrong about the reason for something or the way to achieve something: She thinks it'll solve the problem, but I think she's barking up the wrong tree. 她认为这能解决问题，可我觉得她找错了门。 主要原因在于 boil down to sth phrase If a situation or problem boils down to something, that is the main reason for it. The problem boils down to one thing - lack of money. 问题归结为一点——缺钱。 做某事的原因 raison d'être uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ˌrez.ɑ̃ː ˈdet.rə / us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / ˌreɪ.zɑːn ˈdet.rə / noun a reason for existence: Her job is her raison d'être. 她是为工作而生的。 (Translation of 原因 from the Cambridge Chinese (Simplified)-English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Browse 远洋的 园艺 愿意 元音 原因 援引 原油 缘由 园游会 More translations of 原因 in English 根本原因 焦虑的原因 失败的原因 引发的原因 做某事的原因 不知什么原因 吸引人的原因 See all meanings Word of the Day flex UK Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio /fleks/ US Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio /fleks/ to show that you are very proud or happy about something you have done or something you own, usually in a way that annoys people About this Blog It’s a dirty business: the metaphorical use of ‘dirty’ April 29, 2026 Read More New Words superworker May 04, 2026 More new words has been added to list To top AI Assistant Contents Chinese (Simplified)–English AI Assistant Cambridge Dictionary +Plus My profile +Plus help Log out English (UK) Change English (UK) English (US) Español Русский Português Deutsch Français Italiano 中