"seeing that" in Chinese (Traditional)

既然鑑於

Definition

用來引出原因或解釋，相當於「因為」或「由於」。說明某事發生或被決定的原因。

偏正式，常用於書面或正式口語中。'Seeing that' 通常句首，提出原因，與 'since'、'because' 類似，但語氣較強調解釋。非常口語中不常見。

Seeing that it was raining, we stayed inside.

**既然**在下雨，我們就待在屋裡。

Seeing that you are busy, I will come back later.

**既然**你很忙，我晚點再來。

Seeing that he forgot his keys, I called him.

**既然**他忘了帶鑰匙，我就打電話給他。

Seeing that no one else volunteered, I took the job.

**既然**沒有人主動，我就接受了這份工作。

Seeing that it's so late, let's finish this tomorrow.

**既然**已經很晚了，我們明天再完成吧。

Seeing that you know the area, can you show us around?

**既然**你熟悉這個地方，可以帶我們四處看看嗎？