| 释义 |
circumstance/ˈsɜ:kəmst(ə)ns/n. 1a a fact, occurrence, or condition, esp. (in pl. 用复数) the time, place, manner, cause, occasion, etc., or surroundings of an act or event 事实，事件，条件；情况，环境 b (in pl. 用复数 , or sing. as 或用单数作 non-count noun) the external conditions that affect or might affect an action 外部条件，形势 a victim of circumstance(s) 形势的受害者 2 (often foll. by 常后跟 that + clause) an incident, occurrence, or fact, as needing consideration (需要考虑的)事件，事变，事实 the circumstance that he left early 他动身早这一事实 3 (in pl. 用复数) one's state of financial or material welfare 境遇，境况，经济状况 in reduced circumstances 经济拮据 4 ceremony, fuss 仪式，形式 pomp and circumstance 排场，大场面 5 full detail in a narrative 细节，详情 told it with much circumstance 极其详细地讲述这件事 □ in (or under) the (or these) circumstances the state of affairs being what it is 在这种(些)情况下，情况既然如此 □ in (or under) no circumstances not at all; never 无论如何也不，决不 □ circumstanced adj.[Middle English from Old French circonstance or Latin circumstantia (as CIRCUM-, stantia from stare ‘stand’: see -ANCE)] |