due to

のために、によって

何かが起こる理由や存在する理由を示す表現。

やさしい英語で： Used to give the reason something happens or exists.

• The match was cancelled due to rain.
• Her absence was due to illness.
• We arrived late due to heavy traffic.

使い方： due to + noun or noun phrase (The road is closed due to flooding.)

類義語： because of, owing to, as a result of

よく使う表現： due to something, due to rain

する予定である、する見込みである

何かが起こる予定や見込みであることを示す表現。

やさしい英語で： Used to say that something is expected or scheduled to happen.

• The train is due to arrive soon.
• They were due to leave on Monday.
• When is the new bridge due to open?

使い方： be due to + verb (The plane is due to land at six.)

類義語： scheduled to, expected to

よく使う表現： due to arrive, due to start, due to leave

による、に由来する

考えや方法、作品を最初に生み出した人を示す表現。

やさしい英語で： Used to name the person who first created an idea, method, or piece of work.

• This proof is due to Euler.
• The paper uses a method due to Gauss.
• That result, due to an earlier researcher, makes our task easier.

使い方： work/idea + due to someone (We used a proof due to a French mathematician.)

類義語： by, attributed to

よく使う表現： due to someone, proof due to someone