mindmap root((原因)) cause applies to any event, circumstance, or condition that brings about or helps bring about a result: an icy road was the ~ of the accident. determinant applies to a cause that fixes the nature of what results: heridity may be a ~ of heart disease. antecedent applies to what preceded and may therefore be in some degree responsible for what follows: the ~s of the faimne. reason applies to a traceable or explainable cause of a known effect: the ~ I was late was that my car would not start. occasion applies to a particular time or situation at which underlying causes become effective: the assassination was the ~ of the war.