due是什么意思

adj. 到期的；预期的；应付的；应得的

n. 应付款；应得之物

adv. 正（置于方位词前）

n. (Due)人名；(英)迪尤

中文词源

due 由于，应当，应有

来自拉丁语debere, 欠款，欠债，应还，词源同debt,indebted.

due: due: see duty
due (adj.): early 14c., "customary, regular;" mid-14c., "owing, payable," from Old French deu, past participle of devoir "to owe," from Latin debere "to owe" (see debt).

In reference to points of the compass (as in due east) it is attested from c. 1600, originally nautical, from notion of "fitting, rightful." As an adverb from 1590s; as a noun from early 15c. Prepositional phrase due to (much maligned by grammarians) is from 1897.

1. Council members are due to have informal discussions later on today.: 委员会成员定于今日晚些时候进行非正式讨论。

3. The Channel tunnel was due to open towards the end of 1993.: 海峡隧道预计1993年年底前开通。

5. It was a real prize due to its rarity and good condition.: 因为稀有并且品相完好，它价值连城。