on account of

He was in the blues on account of his failure in business.

他事业失败而意志消沉。

Flights were delayed on account of the bad weather.

由于天气不好，航班延误了。

The Apollo 9 Command module was called Gumdrop, on account of the blue cellophane wrapping in which the craft was delivered.

由于外面包了层兰色玻璃纸的工艺而有人提，阿波罗九号的登月指挥仓就叫作胶姆糖。