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- to continue the same old routine
- to carry on just as before
- to procrastinate
Trad. 因緣
- chance
- opportunity
- predestined relationship
- (Buddhist) principal and secondary causes
- chain of cause and effect
Trad. 因襲
- to follow old patterns
- to imitate existing models
- to continue along the same lines
Trad. 盧因
- Lewin (name)
- Kurt Lewin (1890-1944), German-American psychologist of the Gestalt school known for his field theory of behavior
- Stein (name)
- Marc Aurel Stein (1862-1943), Hungarian-born British archaeologist known for his expeditions to Central Asia
- Honinbo, major school of Go in Japan (1612-1940)
- title held by the winner of the Honinbo Go tournament (1941-)
Trad. 侯賽因
- Husain or Hussein (name)
- Hussein (c. 626-680), Muslim leader whose martyrdom is commemorated at Ashura
- Saddam Hussein al Tikriti (1937-2006), dictator of Iraq 1979-2003
Trad. 克萊因
- Klein or Kline (name)
- Felix Klein (1849-1925), German mathematician
Trad. 互為因果
- mutually related karma (idiom); fates are intertwined
- interdependent
Trad. 影響因子
- impact factor (of an academic journal)
- to get things done relying on others (idiom); with a little help from his friends
Trad. 因人而異
- varying from person to person (idiom); different for each individual
Trad. 因公殉職
- to die in the course of performing one's duty (idiom)
- (idiom) to rely on the most favorable method
Trad. 因勢利導
- to take advantage of the new situation (idiom)
- to make the best of new opportunities
Trad. 因噎廢食
- lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face
- to avoid sth essential because of a slight risk
- (idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances
Trad. 普魯卡因
- procaine (nerve blocking agent) (loanword)
- (idiom) to marry because of an unplanned pregnancy
- to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)
Trad. 因循守舊
- (idiom) to continue in the same old rut
- diehard conservative attitudes
Trad. 因愛成恨
- hatred caused by love (idiom)
- to grow to hate someone because of unrequited love for that person
Trad. 因時制宜
- (idiom) to use methods appropriate to the current situation
- (idiom) to teach in accordance with the student's aptitude; to tailor instruction to the individual student
- in the Name of the Father (in Christian worship)
Trad. 因禍得福
- to have some good come out of a bad situation (idiom)
- a blessing in disguise
Trad. 因陋就簡
- crude but simple methods (idiom); use whatever methods you can
- to do things simply and thriftily
- It's not pretty but it works.
Trad. 愛因斯坦
- Albert Einstein (1879-1955), German-born theoretical physicist
- allele (one of two paired gene in diploid organism)
- officialese
- official routine
- (old) (conventional phrase used in response to one's superior) in view of the above, we therefore...
Trad. 倒果為因
- to reverse cause and effect
- to put the horse before the cart
Trad. 脫咖啡因
- decaffeinated
- decaf
- see also 無咖啡因|无咖啡因[wu2 ka1 fei1 yin1]
Trad. 陳陳相因
- (idiom) to slavishly follow old patterns; to stick to outdated conventions
Trad. 蘭因絮果
- starts well but ends in separation (of marital relations)
Trad. 前因後果
- cause and effects (idiom); entire process of development
Trad. 埃因霍溫
- Eindhoven (city in the Netherlands)
Trad. 因斯布魯克
- Innsbruck, city in Austria
- highest common factor HCF
- greatest common divisor GCD
Trad. 類風濕因子
- rheumatoid factor
- Honinbo Shusaku (1829-1862), Japanese Go player
Trad. 轉基因食品
- genetically modified (GM) food
Trad. 因特網提供商
- Internet service provider (ISP)
Trad. 卡爾文克萊因
- Calvin Klein CK (brand)
Trad. 人類基因組計劃
- Human Genome Project
Trad. 薩達姆·侯賽因
- Saddam Hussein
Trad. 空穴來風未必無因
- wind does not come from an empty cave without reason
- there's no smoke without fire (idiom)