context
noun OPAL WOPAL S
/ˈkɒntekst/
/ˈkɑːntekst/
[countable, uncountable]- the situation in which something happens and that helps you to understand it
（事情发生的）背景，环境，来龙去脉 - Such databases are being used in a wide range of contexts.
这类数据库广泛应用于各种场合。 - to examine the wider/broader context of the war
审视战争的大背景 - the historical/cultural/social context
历史/文化/社会背景 - The government must consider the context of the protests.
政府必须考虑抗议的背景。 - in a context This kind of propaganda is used in many different contexts.
这种宣传在很多不同的语境中使用。 - Institutions provide a context in which individuals can take on different roles.
机构为个体提供能够发挥不同作用的环境。 - in/within the context of something 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。 - in context His decision can only be understood in context.
只有了解来龙去脉才能明白他的决定。 - I think it's important to put this into context.
我认为把这放在上下文中很重要。 - context for something A ceasefire is the essential context for meaningful negotiations.
停火是有意义谈判的重要背景。
- Children need meaningful contexts for their work in science.
儿童学习科学需要浅显易懂的背景。 - How can teachers create the right context for kids?
教师如何才能给孩子们创造适当的环境？ - It is natural to find conflict in the work environment, in the family, or any other human context.
在工作场合、家庭内部，或其他任何与人有关的环境下出现冲突是很正常的。 - Similar problems have arisen in other contexts.
在其他情况下也出现过类似的问题。 - These actions only have meaning within certain specific contexts.
这些行为只有在特定情形下才有意义。 - You can't just look at it in terms of the immediate problem. You've got to see it in a wider context.
这件事不能只看眼前问题，必须从更广大的背景来考虑。 - You have to look at these remarks within the context of the recent scandals.
你得把这些话放在最近的丑闻背景下加以考虑。 - You have to see the problem in a wider context.
你必须从更广阔的背景来看这个问题。 - a neutral context for sharing and debating ideas
交流思想和进行辩论的中立环境
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- broad
- full
- general
- …
- give (somebody)
- offer (somebody)
- provide (somebody with)
- …
- in (a/the) context
- within a/the context
- context for
- …
- a range of contexts
- a variety of contexts
- Such databases are being used in a wide range of contexts.
- the words that come just before and after a word, phrase or statement and help you to understand its meaning
上下文；语境 - 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。 - The context of the quotation makes her meaning quite clear.
引用的上下文使她的意思非常清楚。 - out of context This quotation has been taken out of context (= repeated without referring to the rest of the text).
这条引文断章取义。 - in context You need to look at the words in context.
你需要看上下文中的单词。
- to present examples of language in use in an appropriate context
举出在恰当语境中语言运用的例子 - Her reply was quoted out of context and seemed to mean something quite different from what she had intended.
她的回答遭到断章取义的引用，看上去与她的本义大不相同。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- broad
- full
- general
- …
- give (somebody)
- offer (somebody)
- provide (somebody with)
- …
- in (a/the) context
- within a/the context
- context for
- …
- a range of contexts
- a variety of contexts
- You should be able to guess the meaning of the word from the context.
词源late Middle English (denoting the construction of a text): from Latin contextus, from con- ‘together’ + texere ‘to weave’.