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root cause
/ruːt kɔːz/ · n.
Chinese
根本原因
English
the basic reason why a problem happened

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We still have not found the root cause of the data loss.
我们还没找到数据丢失的根本原因。
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defect/ˈdiːfekt/ 缺陷,不良 › NG/ˌen ˈdʒiː/ 不良,不合格 › rework/ˌriːˈwɜːk/ 返工 ›

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