context

context
[ˈkɒntɛkst]
noun
  1. the circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed
    (事件、声明或观念的)环境;背景;来龙去脉
    the proposals need to be considered in the context of new European directives.
    要联系新的欧洲指令的背景来考虑这些提议。
    ■the parts of something written or spoken that immediately precede and follow a word or passage and clarify its meaning
    (词、段落的)上下文,语境
常用词组
in context
  1. considered together with the surrounding words or circumstances
    联系上下文;在上下文中
    the complex meaning of irony is only graspable in context.
    讽刺的复杂含意只有联系上下文才能领会。
out of context
  1. without the surrounding words or circumstances and so not fully understandable
    脱离上下文;割裂地
    the article portrayed her as domineering by dropping quotes from her out of context.
    这篇文章通过对她的话断章取义把她描写得盛气凌人。
派生
contextual
adjective
contextually
adverb
语源
  1. late Middle English (denoting the construction of a text): from Latin contextus, from con- 'together' + texere 'to weave'
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