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circumstance

英 ['sɜːkəmst(ə)ns] 美['sɝkəmstæns]

英英释义同义词辨析词组搭配考试真题实用场景例句

近义词state condition

n. 环境，情况；事件；境遇

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词态变化

复数: circumstances;

助记提示

1. 圈子之内的环境、情况。

中文词源

circumstance 状况

circum-,圈，周围，-stance,词源同stand,站立，位置。

英英释意

1. a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity

2. the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event;: "the historical context"

3. information that should be kept in mind when making a decision;: "another consideration is the time it would take"

4. formal ceremony about important occasions;: "pomp and circumstance"

英文词源

circumstance: circumstance: see statue
circumstance (n.): early 13c., "conditions surrounding and accompanying an event," from Old French circonstance "circumstance, situation," also literally, "outskirts" (13c., Modern French circonstance), from Latin circumstantia "surrounding condition," neuter plural of circumstans (genitive circumstantis), present participle of circumstare "stand around, surround, encompass, occupy, take possession of" from circum "around" (see circum-) + stare "to stand" from PIE root *sta- "to stand" (see stet). The Latin word is a loan-translation of Greek peristasis.

Meaning "a person's surroundings, environment" is from mid-14c. Meaning "a detail" is from c. 1300; sense of "that which is non-essential" is from 1590s. Obsolete sense of "formality about an important event" (late 14c.) lingers in Shakespeare's phrase pomp and circumstance ("Othello" III, iii).

同义词辨析

condition, state, status, situation, circumstance

这些名词均有"状况，情况"之意。

condition：一般强调产生影响的原因或环境，复数形式指笼统的情况。

state：普通用词，指人或物在环境、外表、心灵以及健康方面的状况，或指在某一阶段的状态或形式。

status：指一个人在政治、社会、经济、法律上的地位或身份，暗含地位显要意味。也可用于指政治等事态的状况。

situation：指明确具体的环境情况或处境。

circumstance：多指周围的情况或某事发生时的情况。

考试真题

They are convicted regardless of their individual circumstances.

The more horrible the school circumstances, the more important pleasure is to achieving any educational success.

The more difficult a child's life circumstances, the more important it is for that child to find joy in his or her classroom.

Many of these penalties are imposed regardless of the seriousness of the offense or the person's individual circumstances.

Norms define how people " ought" to behave under particular circumstances in a particular society.

It's often caused by a change of circumstances.

Parental anxieties reflect their circumstances.

This is the process whereby helpers provide reassurance to clients that what they are experiencing is not abnormal or atypical（非典型的）, but is a normal reaction shared by others when facing such circumstances.

In what circumstances do currency traders become scared

Huge obstacles It could, of course, also be that Obama's success helps people to forget that a disproportionate number of black Americans still live in poverty and face huge obstacles when trying to overcome these circumstances

I would say the honest negotiator can be quite effective in some circumstances.

In other circumstances you need an actor

On the other hand, whenever I had plunged into deep water, forced by courage or circumstance, I had always been able to swim until I got my feet on the ground again.

Students should be able to extend the logic of each to their particular circumstance.

They can change according to circumstances.

Under such circumstances, smart firms need to find ways to let their employees have enough flexibility to manage their time efficiently.

Whatever our circumstances, we generally still have dreams, hopes and desires—that little something more we want for ourselves and our loved ones.

Your personal circumstances are equally important.

But in keeping with our examination of southern intellectual life, we may consider the original Puritans as carriers of European culture adjusting to New world circumstances.

With its theme that “Mind is the master weaver，” creating our inner character and outer circumstances， the book As a Man Thinking by James Allen is an in-depth exploration of the central idea of self-help writing.

In fat， circumstances seem to be designed to bring out the best in us and if we feel that we have been “wronged” then we are unlikely to begin a conscious effort to escape from our situation.

If circumstances always determined the life and prospects of people， then humanity would never have progressed.

Each set of circumstances， however bad， offers a unique opportunity for growth.

They could still invalidate Fourth Amendment protections when facing severe, urgent circumstances, and they could take reasonable measures to ensure that phone data are not erased or altered while a warrant is pending.

词组搭配

circumstances alter cases

(proverb)one's opinion or treatment of someone or something may vary according to the prevailing circumstances

(谚)人的行为因环境变化而变化；情势改变立场；情势改变态度

under (或 in) the circumstances

given the difficult nature of the situation

情况既然如此

she had every right to be cross under the circumstances.
情况既然这样，她绝对有权生气。

under (或 in) no circumstances

never, whatever the situation is or might be

决不，无论如何也不

under no circumstances may the child be identified.
无论如何都不能让这孩子被认出来。

under no circumstances

In no case; never.

无论如何不；决不

under the circumstances 或 in the circumstances

Given these conditions; such being the case.

在这些情况下；情况既然如此

实用场景例句

Under no circumstances should you lend Paul any money.: 你无论如何都不能借钱给保罗。

Don't open the door, in any circumstances.: 在任何情况下都不要开门。

The ship sank in mysterious circumstances.: 那艘船神秘地沉没了。

She never discovered the true circumstances of her birth.: 她从未弄清她身世的真相。

Grants are awarded according to your financial circumstances .: 补助金根据经济状况发给。

family/domestic/personal circumstances: 家庭 / 个人经济状况

a victim of circumstance (= a person who has suffered because of a situation that they cannot control): 客观环境的牺牲品

He had to leave the country through force of circumstance (= events made it necessary) .: 为势所迫，他不得不离开这个国家。

Under the circumstances, it seemed better not to tell him about the accident.: 在这种情况下，不告诉他有关这次事故的情况似乎更好。

She did the job very well in the circumstances.: 她在那种情况下仍把工作干得很出色。

The company reserves the right to cancel this agreement in certain circumstances.: 本公司保留在一定条件下取消这项协议的权利。

changing social and political circumstances: 正在变化的社会和政治环境

I know I can trust her in any circumstance.: 我知道我在任何情况下都能信任她。

Police said there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding the boy's death.: 警方说关于男孩死亡一事没有发现可疑的情况。

In the circumstances, Paisley's plans looked highly appropriate.: 佩斯利所拟定的计划在当时的情况下看来非常恰当。

You might say that we've been victims of circumstance.: 你可以说我们一直不走运吧。

Racism is wholly unacceptable under any circumstances...: 无论在何种情况下，种族主义都是千万要不得的。

She made it clear that under no circumstances would she cancel the trip.: 她明确表示，无论如何她都不会取消旅行。

Under the circumstances, a crash was unavoidable...: 在那种情况下，撞车是难以避免的。

I'm making inquiries about the circumstances of Mary Dean's murder...: 我在调查玛丽·迪安谋杀案的详情。

Hundreds of people had died there in terrible circumstances during and after the revolution.: 在革命期间和其后的恶劣形势下，那里有成百上千的人死去。

...help and support for the single mother, whatever her circumstances...: 不论单身母亲的经济状况如何均为其提供的帮助与扶持

I wouldn't have expected to find you in such comfortable circumstances.: 我怎么也没有想到你生活这么优裕。

There are those, you know, who, by circumstance, end up homeless...: 您知道，会有那么一些人，因为命运捉弄而落得无家可归。

Recent opinion polls show that 60 percent favor abortion under certain circumstances...: 最近的民意调查显示，60%的人赞成在某些情况下可以堕胎。

The strategy was too dangerous in the explosive circumstances of the times...: 在当时那种一触即发的形势下，采取那样的策略太危险了。