“因”是汉语中重要的常用词,其在先秦时期已构建起较为完整的词义系统,并在历史发展过程中进一步孳生或精简。本文拟从汉语史的角度,结合具体典籍,对“因”义的历史演变进行溯源清流式的考辨,并列举其在现代汉语中的用例,通过古今对比,探索“因”的词义继承情况。 “Because ” is an important commonly used Chinese word, which has built a relatively complete semantic system in the pre-Qin period and further breed or streamline in the course of historical development. Based on the history of Chinese language and the concrete texts, this essay tries to make a thorough analysis of the historical evolution of the meaning of “cause ” and cites its use cases in modern Chinese. Through the comparison between ancient and modern times, The meaning of inheritance.