“因此”常见的英语表述有:“therefore”、“thus”、“so”、“con quently” 。
“therefore”
语气较庄重,常用于正式的书面语中。例如:“He was ill; therefore, he could not come.”(他病了,因此不能来。)
“thus”
常与 and 连用,较正式。如:“He studied hard; thus he got high marks.”(他学习努力,因此得了高分。)
“so”
是最常用、最口语化的表达。比如:“It was late, so we went home.” (天晚了,所以我们回家了。)
“con quently”
强调因果关系的必然性和合乎逻辑。例如:“She was not well-prepared; con quently, she failed the exam.” (她准备不充分,因此考试不及格。)在具体使用时,可根据语境和表达需要来选择合适的词汇。