immediate causeglossary / immediate cause The last event in a chain of events, though not necessarily the proximate cause of what follows. — Also termed effective cause. 词条贡献者 译者李科,毕业于世界顶级翻译学院,擅长翻译各种与国家安全审查相关的法律文件。
immediate cause immediate cause, 直接原因 immediate cause 直接原因 事物因果链中最后直接产生某一结果或事件的原因,需注意其与「近因」〔proximate cause〕的区别。