因果关系
The relationship between an event (the cause) and a second event (the effect), where the second event is understood as a physical consequence of the first.
Examples
3 of 5科学研究旨在揭示自然现象背后的因果关系。
Scientific research aims to reveal the causality behind natural phenomena.
在分析事故原因时，必须理清各因素的因果关系。
When analyzing the cause of an accident, the causality of various factors must be clarified.
法官需要确定被告的行为与损害之间的因果关系。
The judge needs to determine the causality between the defendant's actions and the damage.
Word Family
Memory Tip
Yīn (cause) + Guǒ (result) + Guānxì (relationship).
Quick Quiz
仅仅有相关性并不意味着两者之间有___。
Correct!
The correct answer is: 因果关系
Examples
科学研究旨在揭示自然现象背后的因果关系。
academicScientific research aims to reveal the causality behind natural phenomena.
在分析事故原因时，必须理清各因素的因果关系。
formalWhen analyzing the cause of an accident, the causality of various factors must be clarified.
法官需要确定被告的行为与损害之间的因果关系。
businessThe judge needs to determine the causality between the defendant's actions and the damage.
别总把这两件事扯在一起，它们没因果关系。
informalDon't keep linking these two; they have no causal relationship.
因果关系是逻辑分析的基础。
everydayCausality is the basis of logical analysis.
Word Family
Common Collocations
Common Phrases
因果报应
karma / cause and effect (religious)
因果链
causal chain
互为因果
mutually cause and effect
Often Confused With
Causality implies one event makes the other happen; correlation only implies they happen at the same time.
Usage Notes
Essential for IELTS Writing Task 2 to explain arguments logically.
Common Mistakes
Students often use '因为' (because) as a noun; they should use '因果关系'.
Memory Tip
Yīn (cause) + Guǒ (result) + Guānxì (relationship).
Word Origin
Derived from Buddhist concepts of karma and later adapted into modern logic.
Grammar Patterns
Cultural Context
Rooted in the ancient concept of 'Karma' (因果) but used strictly scientifically here.
Quick Quiz
仅仅有相关性并不意味着两者之间有___。
Correct!
The correct answer is: 因果关系
Related Phrases
Related Vocabulary
To have an effect on the character, development, or behavior...
结果The outcome or consequence of an action, process, or event.
原因A person or thing that gives rise to an action, phenomenon,...
逻辑Reasoning conducted or assessed according to strict principl...
推论A logical conclusion or deduction reached on the basis of ev...
More science words
复杂
B1Involving a lot of different but related parts; difficult to understand. Used to describe issues, systems, or tasks in IELTS.
现象
B1A fact or situation that is observed to exist or happen, especially one whose cause or explanation is in question. In academic tasks, it often refers to social or natural occurrences.
预测
B1To say or estimate that a specified thing will happen in the future or will be a consequence of something. Common in data interpretation.
逐渐
B1Happening or changing slowly over a period of time. It describes a steady, incremental process.
反应
B1A feeling, type of behavior, or physical process that happens as a result of something else. In science, it refers to chemical or physiological changes.
频率
B1The rate at which something occurs or is repeated over a particular period of time. It is used in both scientific and everyday contexts.
分类
B1To arrange a group of people or things in classes or categories according to shared qualities or characteristics.
证明
B1To show that something is true by providing facts, information, or logic. It can also refer to a formal document like a certificate.
实验
B1A scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact.
假设
B1A supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation; to take something as true for the sake of argument.
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