the final cause 目的因
N the end or purpose of a thing or process, as opposed to its efficient cause 终极因 [philosophy] →see cause
The final cause of death will be revealed after the toxicology results come out.
但最终死因还要等到毒理学实验结果出来以后才能揭晓。
Consumption is the final cause of production, which is also the dynamic of the economic growth.
消费是生产的最终目的，也是推动经济增长的原动力。
It must stand as a part, and not as yet the last or highest expression of the final cause of Nature.
我们可以把它看作整体中的一部分，宇宙另有其根本的原因，其表现的方式也多种多样，自然界的美并不是终极的或最高的体现。
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