These events are meaningless outside their historical context. 这些事件脱离了历史背景就显得毫无意义。

in context The decline in the stock market, though dramatic, has to be seen in context. 股市下跌的幅度尽管很大，但必须从背景方面来看待。

in the context of sth In the context of Russian history, recent events are not so surprising. 从俄罗斯历史的背景来看，近期发生的事件就不那么令人惊讶了。

In this context, ‘development’ means economic growth. 在这一上下文中，development的意思是经济增长。