1.due to 只能做表语, 不能用于句首,是正式用语;owing to 也可以作表语,但可以和 because of一样, 用于句首作状语。
2.在现代英语中，due to 也可用来引导状语，而 owing to 也可以用来引导表语。
3.due to是由于,欠账 等意思的意思；owe to欠,归功于的意思。
扩展资料：
due to
由于;因为;欠下债[账]，应给予;应归于
1
Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, this year's show has been cancelled
遗憾的是，由于一些意外情况，今年的演出被取消了。
2
In part this attitude was due to fear of trade union and employee reactions.
在某种程度上，这一态度是由于害怕工会和雇员的反应。
3
The country's economic problems are largely due to the weakness of the recovery
该国的经济问题很大程度上是因为复苏乏力。
4
Mistakes due to carelessness may have serious consequences.
由粗心大意造成的错误有可能带来严重的后果。
5
I was relieved to find out that my problems were due to a genuine disorder
得知我的问题确实是由于病症引起的，我松了口气。
owing to
由于，因为;多亏
1
He was out of work owing to a physical injury
他因为受伤而失业了。
2
Owing to staff shortages, there was no restaurant car on the train.
由于缺人手，这趟火车上没有餐车。
3
Owing to the help from his comrades, he has made rapid progress.
由于同志们的帮助，他进步很快。
4
Owing to the reason known to all the relations between the two people were suspended for over twenty years.
由于众所周知的原因，两国人民间的关系中断了20多年。
5
Owing to a typographical error, the town of Longridge was spelt asLongbridge.
由于一个排印错误，朗里奇镇的名称Longridge被拼为了Longbridge。
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