表示“因此;由于那件事/那个原因;因为那样(所以……)”,用于指代前文提到的原因或情况。(也可作更口语的承接:and because of that…)
/bɪˈkɔːz əv ðæt/(美式常见也可为 /bɪˈkʌz əv ðæt/)
I missed the bus, and because of that, I was late.
我错过了公交车,因此迟到了。
The report was submitted after the deadline, and because of that the team lost the chance to apply for funding.
报告超过截止日期才提交,因此团队失去了申请经费的机会。
because 源自中古英语 by cause (that)(意为“由于……原因”),其中 cause 来自拉丁语 causa(“原因”);of 表示“关于/由于”;that 指代前文提到的事情或情况。合起来 because of that 就是“由于那件事/那个原因”。