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context

英 [ˈkɒntekst]

美 [ˈkɑːntekst]

n.  (事情发生的)背景,环境,来龙去脉; 上下文; 语境

复数:contexts 

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.1019 / COCA.1427

牛津词典

    noun

    • (事情发生的)背景,环境,来龙去脉
      the situation in which sth happens and that helps you to understand it
      1. This speech needs to be set in the context of Britain in the 1960s.
        这篇演说需要放到20世纪60年代的英国这一背景之下来看待。
      2. His decision can only be understood in context .
        只有了解来龙去脉才能明白他的决定。
    • 上下文;语境
      the words that come just before and after a word, phrase or statement and help you to understand its meaning
      1. You should be able to guess the meaning of the word from the context.
        你应该能从上下文猜出这个词的含义。
      2. This quotation has been taken out of context (= repeated without giving the circumstances in which it was said) .
        这条引语是断章取义。

    柯林斯词典

    • N-VAR (想法、事件等的)背景,环境
      Thecontext ofan idea or event is the general situation that relates to it, and which helps it to be understood.
      1. We are doing this work in the context of reforms in the economic, social and cultural spheres.
        我们是在对经济、社会、文化诸领域进行改革的背景下从事这项工作的。
      2. ...the historical context in which Chaucer wrote...
        乔叟写作的历史背景
      3. This is the context in which President Chirac must decide his policy.
        这是希拉克总统必须确定其政策的背景。
    • N-VAR 上下文;语境
      Thecontextof a word, sentence, or text consists of the words, sentences, or text before and after it which help to make its meaning clear.
      1. Without a context, I would have assumed it was written by a man.
        如果没有上下文,我会以为这是出自一名男子笔下。
    • PHRASE 在上下文中;置于背景之下
      If something is seenin contextor if it is putinto context, it is considered together with all the factors that relate to it.
      1. Taxation is not popular in principle, merely acceptable in context...
        征税基本上是不受欢迎的,在一定情境中才勉强为人接受。
      2. It is important that we put Jesus into the context of history.
        我们将耶稣置于历史环境中来看是很重要的。
    • PHRASE 脱离上下文;断章取义地
      If a statement or remark is quotedout of context, the circumstances in which it was said are not correctly reported, so that it seems to mean something different from the meaning that was intended.
      1. Thomas says that he has been taken out of context on the issue...
        托马斯说,在这个问题上他的话被断章取义了。
      2. Quotes can be manipulated and used out of context.
        引语可能会被篡改,使用时断章取义。

    英英释义

    noun

    双语例句

    • How do we situate Christianity in the context of modern physics and psychology?
      我们怎样把基督教放在现代物理学和心理学的背景下来考虑呢?
    • Without a context, I would have assumed it was written by a man.
      如果没有上下文,我会以为这是出自一名男子笔下。
    • Taxation is not popular in principle, merely acceptable in context
      征税基本上是不受欢迎的,在一定情境中才勉强为人接受。
    • This is the context in which President Chirac must decide his policy.
      这是希拉克总统必须确定其政策的背景。
    • You can always tell the meaning of a word from its context.
      你常可以从上下文中猜出词义来。
    • It's important to consider all of the preceding wastes in the context of the process and delivering value.
      在进程和交付价值的背景下,考虑所有的消耗量是非常重要的。
    • We mustn't consider a question apart from its historical context.
      我们不能割断历史看问题。
    • His heart bled over certain phrases taken out of context.
      这几句断章取义的话好像很伤他的心。
    • Thomas says that he has been taken out of context on the issue
      托马斯说,在这个问题上他的话被断章取义了。
    • One is also able to see how specific acts are related to a temporal and spatial context
      人们也能看出具体行为是如何与时空相关联的。