OG-175 关于due to

caterpillar

175.    Two new studies indicate that many people become obese more due to the fact that their bodies burn calories too slowly than overeating.
(A) due to the fact that their bodies burn calories too slowly than overeating
(B) due to their bodies burning calories too slowly than to eating too much
(C) because their bodies burn calories too slowly than that they are overeaters
(D) because their bodies burn calories too slowly than because they eat too much
(E) because of their bodies burning calories too slowly than because of their eating too much
答案没有问题。但是OG的解释中提到：
In addition, A and B use due to unidiomatically to mean because; properly used, due to is synonymous with attributable to.
但是我查过字典，字典对它解释是because of。我真有点糊涂了。due to 究竟该怎么用法？

excellent

more because x than because y：因为x而不是因为y。

due to = because of 后只能跟名词性内容，而because 后跟从句！

个人观点，仅供参考！

caterpillar

以下是引用excellent在2004-1-19 11:18:00的发言：
more because x than because y：因为x而不是因为y。

due to = because of 后只能跟名词性内容，而because 后跟从句！

个人观点，仅供参考！

可是A、B选项中本来也是跟的名词性内容啊。

excellent

嗬嗬，这儿的句子结构是more because x than because y