as与because在用作连词时有无区别？

Question

比如在此句子里——
the food that had been laid out for the dead is thrown into a river as it is consider unlucky for anyone living to eat it.

这里的as可否用because代替？

Answer 1

这里的as可以用because代替。as作为“因为”的意思的时候，用英语翻译成to state the reason for sth,because means for the reason that.但是as的语气不如because来的强烈。而且在Why……问句之后，我们通常使用because回答。
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