致使

• 拼音: zhì shǐ
• 汉字拆解: 致 = 至 + 攵 (arrive at, cause); 使 = 亻+ 吏 (make someone do)

含义

To cause; to result in. As a conjunction, so that or with the result that.

A formal causal connector indicating that one event or action leads to a specific outcome, typically negative. Common in legal documents, formal reports, and academic writing.

例句

1. 暴雨致使多条河流决堤。
2. 管理不善致使公司亏损严重。
3. 他的鲁莽行为致使整个项目失败。

用法指南

语境: legal, reports, academic

语气: serious

正确说法

• 司机酒驾致使三人受伤。(The driver's drunk driving caused three people to be injured.)
• 原材料短缺致使生产被迫中断。(The shortage of raw materials caused production to be forcibly interrupted.)

错误说法

• 好天气致使我们去公园 — too formal and implies negative causation; use 让 or 使得 for neutral outcomes

起源与历史

致 (to cause) + 使 (to make)

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal