| 单词 | causal |
| 释义 | causal (once / 3231 pages) adj Have you ever heard the saying "One thing leads to another"? When one thing is known for certain to cause another thing, then the first thing can be called causal. Causal is a variation of the word cause, which should be a clue to its meaning. A cause is what makes something happen: the notebook flew across the room because you threw it, so your throwing it was causal. If a bolt of lightning set a statue on fire, the lightning was causal for the fire. Sometimes, we don't know what caused something, so we don't know what was causal. But if you can figure out "Who did it?" or "What did it?," then you've found what's causal. WORD FAMILYcausal: causality, causally, noncausal+/causality: causalities/causation: causations/causative: causatively, noncausative/cause: causal, causation, causative, caused, causeless, causes, causing/caused: uncaused/causeless: causelessly/causing: causings/uncaused: uncausedly USAGE EXAMPLESThe following January a ministry panel concluded that there is no evidence for a causal association between the HPV vaccine and the reported adverse events. Science Magazine(Dec 21, 2016) This kind of study is good for generating a hypothesis, but not for testing a causal link, Hannaford says. BBC(Dec 11, 2016) The review also did not find evidence that obesity was a causal factor for unemployment or that weight-loss achieved through non-surgical treatment led to employment. BBC(Dec 05, 2016) adj involving or constituting a cause; causing a causal relationship between scarcity and higher prices Syn causative producing an effect |
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