owing to: 由于;因为 Owing to the rain, the meeting has to be put off. 会议因雨而推迟了 I couldn’t attend the meeting owing to illness. 我因病不能出席会议. due to sth/sb: 由某人[某事物]引起的;由于某人[某事物] 例如: The team’s success was largely due to her efforts. 该队的成功在很大程度上是由于她的努力. Her failure in the speech contest was due to her nervousness. 她在演讲比赛中失利,原因是她太紧张了. They arrived late due to the storm. 他们由于风暴而来迟.