在学术写作中，学者们在表达他们的观点的时候一般都会避免太过肯定、太过绝对的言论，让他们的观点保留一定的不确定性。同时他们也会避免以一概全的表达，以应付可能出现的一小部分例外的情况。同学们在表达或引用的时候也一定要注意这一点。

下面给大家列出一些特别高端的可以用于cautious writing的学术写作的例句，请同学们收入自己的智囊库吧！

当你要表达一个广泛被认可的观点时：

It is believed that …

It is thought that …

It is a widely held view that …

It has been reported that …

It has commonly been assumed that …

当你要引用他人的观点或结论时：

According to Smith (2002), …

According to recent reports, …

According to many in the field …

Smith (2001) holds the view that …

Many scholars hold the view that …

Recent research has suggested that …

There is some evidence to suggest that …

If Smith’s (2001) findings are accurate, …

当你要做解释或者假设的时候，特别要注意用词的cautious：

These frequent storms are almost certainly/are probably/could be/may be/might be/due to climate change.

It is almost certain that/It is likely that/It may be that/It could be that/It is possible that the more extreme weather is a result of climate change.

A likely explanation/A probable explanation/A possible explanation is that these frequent storms are a result of climate change.

当你想要解释一个现象时：

This inconsistency may be due to …

This discrepancy could be attributed to …

A possible explanation for this might be that …

It seems possible that these results are due to …

This rather contradictory result may be due to …

The observed increase in X could be attributed to …

The possible interference of X cannot be ruled out …

There are several possible explanations for this result.

There are two likely causes for the differences between …

A possible explanation for these results may be the lack of adequate …

Since this difference has not been found elsewhere it is probably not due to …