context
US
UK context n: (surrounding words)
SC 上下文 shàng xià wén
SC 语境 shàng xià wén，yǔ jìng
The context of a new word should provide a clue about its meaning.
上下文能为陌生新词意义的理解提供线索。
context n: (circumstances)
SC 背景 bèi jǐng
TC 背景
TC 背景
SC 环境 bèi jǐng ，huán jìng
TC 環境
TC 環境
SC 情况 bèi jǐng ，qíng kuàng
TC 情況
TC 情況
The politician insisted that his actions were justified given the context.
那位政客坚持称，在那种情况下，他的行为是正当的。
in context adv: (in the original setting)
SC 放在当时的境况中
SC 按照当时情况考虑
To put the statement in context, it was made before the discovery of bacteria as a cause of disease.
wider social context n: (society at large, world in general)
SC 更广泛的社会背景
within this context adv: (in this sense)
SC 在这一背景下，从这个意义上说