因?yàn)椋挥捎?because of something
· We're late on account of the bad traffic.
我們遲到是因?yàn)榻煌〒頂D.
· The meeting was postponed on account of the chairman's illness.
由于主持人生病,會議延期
要注意：on account of ,because of ,due to , owing to , 和 thanks to 的用法比較
這一組詞都表示"由于"的意思,在使用時(shí)應(yīng)該注意以下區(qū)別：
1．because of意為"由于,因?yàn)?,強(qiáng)調(diào)因果關(guān)系,在句中僅作狀語,修飾句中的一部分,與其他成分不用逗號隔開.如：We must not get discouraged because of such a minor setback．
我們決不可因?yàn)檫@樣一個小小的挫折而灰心喪氣.
2．owing to與because of一樣,也強(qiáng)調(diào)因果關(guān)系,除作狀語外,也可作表語.作狀語時(shí)修飾整個句子,可在句首或句末,用逗號隔開.如：
They decided to cancel the flight,owing to the storm．
由于這場暴風(fēng)雨,他們決定取消這個航班.
His death was owing to an accident．他死于一場事故.
3．due to引出造成后果的原因,在句中作表語、狀語和定語.作表語和狀語時(shí)與owing to同義,作狀語時(shí),一般不與其他成分隔開.如：
This accident was due to（owing to）his careless driving．
這次車禍?zhǔn)怯捎谒_車疏忽大意造成的.
He arrived late due to（owing to）the storm．由于暴風(fēng)雨他來晚了.
Mistakes due to carelessness may have serious consequences．
由于疏忽大意造成的錯誤可能帶來嚴(yán)重的后果.
4．on account of與because of,owing to同義,但語氣較為正式.可作狀語、表語,不作定語.如：
He could not come on account of his illness．他因病不能前來.
That was on account of lack of exercise．那是由于缺乏鍛煉.
5．thanks to表示"幸虧,多虧"多用于表達(dá)正面意思,相當(dāng)于感謝,在句中作狀語和表語.如：
Thanks to your advice,much trouble was saved．
多虧你的建議,減少了許多麻煩.