causative

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causative 作为形容词表示“成为原因的”,作为名词指语法中的“使役动词”,表示使某人或某物产生某种动作或状态。

用法要点

形容词用法

作为形容词时,causative 通常用于描述某事物是导致另一事物发生的原因,常与介词 of 连用,表示因果关系。

• causative factor
• causative agent
• causative of the problem

名词用法

作为名词时,causative 指语法中的使役动词,如 make、let、have 等,用于表示使某人或某物执行动作,常用于语言学和教学语境。

• causative verbs in English
• study the causative
• use a causative construction

句型搭配

causative 常用于“be causative of + 名词”结构,表示是某事的原因;在学术写作中,也用于“the causative role of...”等表达。

• The virus is causative of the disease.
• He played a causative role in the project.
• Identify the causative elements.

语域说明

causative 在正式和学术语境中更常见,如医学、语言学或科学讨论;日常对话中较少使用,可用 simpler terms 如 cause 或 lead to 替代。

• In medical reports, causative factors are analyzed.
• Linguists discuss causative structures.
• Avoid causative in casual talk.

基础例句

The heavy rain was causative of the flooding in our neighborhood.

大雨是我们社区洪水的原因。

In English class, we learned about causative verbs like 'make' and 'let'.

在英语课上,我们学习了像 make 和 let 这样的使役动词。

Doctors are trying to find the causative agent of this new illness.

医生们正在努力寻找这种新疾病的致病因子。

She believes stress is a causative factor in her headaches.

她认为压力是她头痛的一个原因。

高级例句

The research paper examines the causative mechanisms behind climate change impacts.

这篇研究论文探讨了气候变化影响背后的因果机制。

In linguistics, causative constructions are analyzed for their syntactic and semantic properties.

在语言学中,使役结构因其句法和语义特性而被分析。

The business report identified market fluctuations as a primary causative element in the profit decline.

这份商业报告将市场波动确定为利润下降的一个主要原因。

Epidemiologists study causative links between environmental factors and disease outbreaks.

流行病学家研究环境因素与疾病爆发之间的因果关系。

高频搭配

verb

identify causativestudy causativeanalyze causativebe causativeact as causative

adjective

primary causativedirect causativepossible causativemain causativecausative factor

noun

causative agentcausative verbcausative rolecausative linkcausative mechanism

adverb

directly causativepossibly causativeclearly causativehighly causative

preposition

causative ofcausative incausative forcausative to

phrase

play a causative rolebe a causative factorhave a causative effectcausative relationship

常见错误

❌ 错误:He is causative to make me happy.
✓ 正确:He is the cause of my happiness.

错误:causative 作为形容词时,不直接接不定式 to make;应使用 cause 或 causative of 结构。正确:用 cause 或 rephrase 为 He has a causative effect on my happiness。

❌ 错误:This is a causative for the accident.
✓ 正确:This is a causative factor in the accident.

错误:causative 作为名词时,通常指使役动词,不单独表示“原因”;应用 causative factor 或 cause。正确:使用 causative factor 或 the cause of the accident。

近义词辨析

causal

causal 更强调因果关系或原因本身,常用于哲学或逻辑讨论;causative 更具体指成为原因的事物或语法中的使役动词。

Causal analysis focuses on why events happen, while causative factors are the specific elements that lead to outcomes.

instrumental

instrumental 表示作为工具或手段促成某事,侧重方式;causative 直接表示是原因或使役动作,侧重原因或语法功能。

Technology was instrumental in speeding up the process, but not necessarily causative of the initial idea.