context

[英] [ˈkɔntekst] [美] [ˈkɑnˌtɛkst] 生词本

n.

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1. N-VAR (想法、事件等的)背景,环境 The context of an idea or event is the general situation that relates to it, and which helps it to be understood. 
  • We are doing this work in the context of reforms in the economic, social and cultural spheres.

    我们是在对经济、社会、文化诸领域进行改革的背景下从事这项工作的。

  • ...the historical context in which Chaucer wrote...

    乔叟写作的历史背景

  • This is the context in which President Chirac must decide his policy.

    这是希拉克总统必须确定其政策的背景。

2. N-VAR 上下文;语境 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. 
  • Without a context, I would have assumed it was written by a man.

    如果没有上下文,我会以为这是出自一名男子笔下。

3. PHRASE 在上下文中;置于背景之下 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. 
  • Taxation is not popular in principle, merely acceptable in context...

    征税基本上是不受欢迎的,在一定情境中才勉强为人接受。

  • It is important that we put Jesus into the context of history.

    我们将耶稣置于历史环境中来看是很重要的。

4. PHRASE 脱离上下文;断章取义地 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. 
  • Thomas says that he has been taken out of context on the issue...

    托马斯说,在这个问题上他的话被断章取义了。

  • Quotes can be manipulated and used out of context.

    引语可能会被篡改,使用时断章取义。

Noun

1. discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation

2. the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event;

  • "the historical context"

哲学

<名>
  • 1.与境

心理学

<名>
  • 1.语境

植物学

<名>
  • 1.菌肉
  • 2.又称 :菌肉(flesh )

法律

  • 1.上下文

计算机

  • 1.上下文;设备场境,环境
<名>
  • 1.语境
1. Can you guess the meaning of the word from the context?
你能从上下文猜出那词的意思吗?

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2. His heart bled over certain phrases taken out of context.
这几句断章取义的话好像很伤他的心。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3. It is context and convention that determine whether a term will be interpreted literally or metaphorically.
对一个词的理解是按字面意思还是隐喻的意思要视乎上下文和习惯。

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. The determination of the meaning of a word is often difficult without a context.
脱离上下文来确定一个词的含义常常是困难的。

来自《用法词典》

5. This sentence does not seem to connect with the context.
这个句子似乎与上下文脱节。

来自《简明英汉词典》

6. You can always tell the meaning of a word from its context.
你常可以从上下文中猜出词义来。

来自《简明英汉词典》