Ordinarily, however, the efficient cause is not the cause of the matter since it presupposes it.

一般而言，动力因不是质料的原因，因为动力因以质料为先决条件。

youdao

As Aristotle says, they failed to distinguish between the material cause and the efficient cause.

正如亚里士多德说，他们未能区分材料的事业和高效率的事业。

youdao

Another evident corollary is that the end is the final cause of the effect and not of the efficient cause.

另外一个明显的推论即：目的是结果的终极因，但不是直接原因。

youdao

If we ever want to get back to being the land of opportunity again, a place to start is getting clear on the greatest boom of the 20th century and its efficient cause in the JFK tax cuts.

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This would be a disaster for the AARP, but a boon to the cause of making Medicare more efficient (and thus more sustainable).

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So the decline of these carbon-efficient ecosystems is a valid cause of concern.

UNESCO: World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP)