context

1. N-VAR The context of an idea or event is the general situation that relates to it, and which helps it to be understood. 背景

We are doing this work in the context of reforms in the economic, social and cultural spheres. 我們正在經(jīng)濟(jì)、社會(huì)和文化領(lǐng)域改革的背景下從事這項(xiàng)工作。

It helps to understand the historical context in which Chaucer wrote. 這有助于理解喬叟創(chuàng)作時(shí)的歷史背景。

2. N-VAR The context of a word, sentence, or text consists of the words, sentences, or text before and after it which help to make its meaning clear. 語(yǔ)境

Without a context, I would have assumed it was written by a man. 如果沒(méi)有一個(gè)語(yǔ)境，我會(huì)以為這是由一個(gè)男人寫(xiě)的。

3. PHRASE If something is seen in context or if it is put into context, it is considered together with all the factors that relate to it. 聯(lián)系背景地

Taxation is not popular in principle, merely acceptable in context. 征稅原則上不受大眾歡迎，只是聯(lián)系背景看是可接受的。

4. PHRASE If a statement or remark is quoted out of context, the circumstances in which it was said are not correctly reported, so that it seems to mean something different from the meaning that was intended. 脫離語(yǔ)境地

Thomas says that he has been quoted out of context. 托馬斯說(shuō)，他的話被斷章取義了。