「due to」常被誤用！ 本文以標準寫作規範，詳解 due to 的正確用法，透過表格與清單解析五大常見錯誤、正確例句，比較 because of、owing to、thanks to 等類似片語，使你快速分辨語法差異。掌握 due to 用法守則，讓你的英文寫作即刻升級，提升專業度、流暢度與國際競爭力！

due to 用法的正確定義與結構

due to 為「形容詞片語」不是連接詞！

due to 主要用來表示原因，正確語法必須修飾名詞，通常連用 be 動詞（如 is, was, are, were），不能直接修飾動詞或整個句子。這是台灣學生甚至不少英文母語者最常犯的語法錯誤！

句型結構	正確範例	錯誤範例
主詞 + be 動詞 + due to + 名詞	The delay was due to rain.	Due to rain, we delayed.
動詞直接接 due to	(無此用法)	We left due to rain. ✗

重點：due to 通常放在 be 動詞後。若要修飾動詞或原因狀語，請改用 because of。

due to 最常見的五大英文寫作錯誤

1. due to 放在句首修飾全句
   錯誤：Due to heavy rain, the match was canceled.
   正確：The cancellation of the match was due to heavy rain.
2. 將 due to 當 because of 用
   錯誤：Due to the breakdown, he missed the meeting.
   正確：He missed the meeting because of the breakdown.
   或：His absence was due to the breakdown.
3. 遺漏 be 動詞或主詞
   錯誤：Due to traffic jam, late for meeting.
   正確：My lateness was due to a traffic jam.
4. 用 due to 修飾動詞
   錯誤：She left due to her anger.
   正確：Her departure was due to her anger.
   或：She left because of her anger.
5. 正式文件中亂用 due to
   錯誤：Due to the strike, trains stopped running.
   正確：Trains stopped running because of the strike.
   或：The suspension of train services was due to the strike.

常見錯誤與正確寫法總表

錯誤用法	原因	建議正確寫法
Due to traffic, we were late.	due to 修飾整句	We were late because of traffic.
She left due to her anger.	due to 修飾動詞	Her departure was due to her anger.
Due to the rain, class ended.	due to 放句首修飾全句	The end of class was due to the rain.

due to 用法與 because of 差異總整理

運用場景簡明比較

用法	修飾對象	是否可句首	通常搭配	適用語境
due to	名詞	否	be 動詞	正式、學術
because of	動詞/整個動作	是	動詞	日常、口語

• The flight was delayed due to bad weather.
• The flight was delayed because of bad weather.
• We stayed home because of the typhoon.
• Our absence was due to the typhoon.

延伸對比：due to、because of、owing to、thanks to

片語	類型	是否句首	修飾對象	偏正式/口語	例句
due to	形容詞片語	否	名詞	正式	The delay was due to the accident.
because of	介系詞片語	是	動詞/整句	口語	He was absent because of illness.
owing to	介系詞片語	是	動詞/整句	正式	Owing to illness, he was absent.
thanks to	介系詞片語	是	動詞/整句	口語、可諷刺	Thanks to quick action, losses were minimal.

重點補充：「owing to」可取代 due to 放句首，但 due to 一定要修飾名詞，不能當連接詞用。

due to 用法—正確例句深入解析

標準句型

• 主詞＋be動詞＋due to＋名詞
  The cancellation was due to low ticket sales.
• 主詞＋動詞＋because of＋名詞／動名詞
  The concert ended early because of the rain.

進階句型

• His promotion was due to years of hard work.
• My lateness was due to unforeseen circumstances.
• The error was due to a miscalculation.

判斷訣竅：把 due to 換成 caused by，語句若順暢、語法正確即為正確用法！
例如：The delay was caused by rain.

規則與建議—英文專家總結

due to 檢查守則

• due to 後必為名詞，且前有 be 動詞
• 若語意是「因為…所以…」，請改用 because of
• 寫作時可用 caused by 替換測試正確性
• 正式報告、學術論文，避免 due to 連用於句首修飾全句

常見寫作情境對照

寫作情境	推薦用法	不建議用法
報告／論文	The result was due to…	Due to…, the result…
口語／信件	because of / owing to	隨意混用 due to、because of

「due to 用法」學習重點歸納

1. due to 為形容詞片語，只能修飾名詞，必有 be 動詞！
2. 不得以 due to 直接修飾整句（句首原因選用 because of 或 owing to）
3. 易與 because of 混淆，寫作需分辨修飾對象
4. 報告、文件重標準語法，避免被審閱挑錯
5. 多用句型轉換，提升專業度與語感

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