Now, this is--actually also illustrates the difference between proximate and ultimate causation.
现在,这实际上也说明了近因和究竟因之间的区别。
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And what this fails to do is make a distinction between ultimate causation and proximate causation.
它未能区分最终因果关系和近因因果关系。
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Proximate and ultimate causation
(重定向自Proximate causation)
A proximate cause is an event which is closest to, or immediately responsible for causing, some observed result. This exists in contrast to a higher-level ultimate cause (or distal cause) which is usually thought of as the "real" reason something occurred.