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

• 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。
• 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。
• But if we take David Hume's view of causation then the position is very different.
  但是当我们采纳大卫休谟关于因果关系的看法时，其地位还是很不一样的。
• 24The phenomenon parallels the concept of causation.
  这一现象平行于因果关系的概念。
• In legal discourse causation is particularly important.
  在法律推论中，因果关系特别重要。
• Phenomena that appear to contradict physical laws and suggest the possibility of causation by mental processes.
  与物理定律矛盾的现象，暗示精神过程可能导致某种结果的现象。
• 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。
• Time, Space, and causation and all external experiences are mental creation.
  时间，空间，因果和所有外在的经验是心理创造的。
• Despite the novelty of tort litigation over toxic causation, clear patterns have already evolved in some areas.
  尽管有毒物质因果关系侵权立法很新，明显的模式在一些地区已经形成。
• Testing and Applying Theories of War Causation; the Future of War, Solutions to War.
  战争因果理论之检证和应用；战争之未来展望及解答。