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- 缘由
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- [yuányóu]
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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary
- 缘由 [yuányóu]
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noun
cause
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noun
cause
Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 缘由 [yuányóu]
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名
原因;由来
- 探其缘由。
- 说明缘由。
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不要写作"原由"。跟"缘故"的意思略有区别。"缘由"强调"起因""根由""原委"等意义;"缘故"仅指某一种原因。
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原因;由来
Examples
- 根究缘由
- probe into the cause → 根究
- 她最爱寻根究底，寻求事物隐蔽的、内在的缘由。
- She liked to get to the root of a matter and find out its hidden and internal causes. → 寻根究底
- 我帮他缕析了事情的缘由。
- I helped him analyze the matter in detail. → 缕析
- 缘由。 → 缘
- 细问缘由 → 细问
- 成书的缘由,后记中有所交代。 → 后记
- 此中缘由未便说破。 → 未便
- 探其缘由。 → 缘由
- 说明缘由。 → 缘由
- cause for complaint
- 抱怨的缘由 → cause
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