Picking Your Brains: Ways to Express A Causal Relationship

[Sherry Liao]

b) A 使 B 的發生成為可能

subject to sth: likely to be affected by sth, especially sth bad
Ex.: Flights are subject to delay because of the fog.
Ex.: Smokers are more subject to heart attacks than non-smokers.

I have known the word "subject" for a long time. It's a shame that I never knew it can be used in a way like this.

[technobabel]

b) A 使 B 的發生成為可能

Here comes another one,

When it isn't related to music, the word "Instrumental" often equals to 儀器 or tools,
but if you think about it, tools and instruments are conceptually an "enabler" that allows something to happen.

Ex.: Dodgers athletic trainer Stan Conte was among those instrumental in pushing for this new system.
Ex.:Putin is closely linked with Russia's sporting success and was instrumental in securing the 2014 Winter Olympics for Russia, to be held in the Black Sea resort of Sochi.

Similar to but unlike the word "catalyst"; by its original chemical definition, the word "catalyst" may suggest slightly limited involvement.