owing to
英 [ˈəʊɪŋ tə]
美 [ˈoʊɪŋ tə]
prep. 因为; 由于
同义词辨析
due tobecause ofowing to【导航词义：由于】
due toprep. 由于，因为
〔辨析〕
较正式用语，常用于官方通告和公开声明中，直接作表语。
〔例证〕
The crash was due to pilot error.
飞机失事是由驾驶员的失误造成的。
The entrepreneur's success was largely due to his excellent judgment.
这位企业家的成功很大程度上是因为他卓越的判断力。
飞机失事是由驾驶员的失误造成的。
The entrepreneur's success was largely due to his excellent judgment.
这位企业家的成功很大程度上是因为他卓越的判断力。
because ofprep. 因为
〔辨析〕
常后接人或事物，强调其为某事物发生的原因，在英语口语中更为常用。
〔例证〕
We missed the train because of you!
因为你，我们没赶上火车！
He had to cancel the trip because of the rain.
因为下雨，他只好取消这次旅行。
因为你，我们没赶上火车！
He had to cancel the trip because of the rain.
因为下雨，他只好取消这次旅行。
owing toprep. 〈正式〉因为，由于
〔辨析〕
其后多接某事物，常可与 due to 换用。
〔例证〕
He was late owing to/due to the storm.
由于暴风雨，他迟到了。
Owing to/Due to bad weather, the next flight will be cancelled.
由于天气恶劣，下一航班将被取消。
由于暴风雨，他迟到了。
Owing to/Due to bad weather, the next flight will be cancelled.
由于天气恶劣，下一航班将被取消。
牛津词典
prep.
- 因为；由于
because of- The game was cancelled owing to torrential rain.
比赛因大雨取消了。
- The game was cancelled owing to torrential rain.
双语例句
- Her recovery is owing to the environment.
她恢复了健康是由于所处的环境好。 - Owing to the rain the match was canceled.
因为下雨，比赛取消了。 - Owing to the reason known to all the relations between the two people were suspended for over twenty years.
由于众所周知的原因，两国人民间的关系中断了20多年。 - Owing to the bad weather, we didn't go to the park.
由于天气不好，我们没有去公园。 - The plane be late owing to fog.
由于有雾飞机晚点了。 - We were late, owing to the heavy traffic.
因为交通拥挤，我们迟到了。 - Owing to lack of work experience, we wasted much time and energy.
由于缺少经验，我们的工作走了（一段）弯路。 - Owing to his illness, peter couldn't keep up with the rest of the class and get badly behind.
由于生病，彼得没法跟上班级的其他同学，他落后一大截了。 - Owing to a constant shortage of raw materials, our factory has been running under capacity.
由于原料缺乏，我们厂长期处于吃不饱状态。 - Owing to the very nature of banking, it cannot be treated in exactly the same way as a manufacturing firm.
由于银行本身的性质，我们不可能象对待制造商那样以同样的方式对待它。