circumstance

n

• ①[用复数形](与某人或某事有关的)情况、情形等;环境;情势
  • In normal circumstances I would have refused.在通常的情况下,我本来会拒绝的。
  • He was found dead in suspicious circumstances.他被人发现在可疑的情况下死亡。
  • from [through] unavoidable circumstances由于不可避免的情况;事非得已
  • He was forced by circumstances to do it.他为情势所迫而去做那件事。
  • if circumstances allow [permit]如果情况许可
  • Circumstances permitting, we start on Friday.情况许可的话,我们星期五出发。
  • It depends on [upon] circumstances.这要看情形而定。
  • Circumstances alter cases.【谚】情况改变事例(人的行为须因时因地制宜)。

• ②[用复数形;偶为[U];集合用法]境况,境遇
  • a [the] creature of circumstance(s)受境遇支配的人
  • He was a victim of circumstances.他是境遇的受害者[牺牲者](由于境遇失败而犯罪的人)。

• ③[用复数形]经济情况
  • in bad [needy, poor, reduced, straitened] circumstances在贫乏[穷困]中
  • They live in easy [good] circumstances.他们生活安逸。

• ④ 附带的事情;枝节

• ⑤ (构成事件等的)事情,事实
  • Her arrival was a lucky [fortunate] circumstance.她的来临是一件幸运的事情。
  • a rare circumstance一件罕有的事
  • The circumstance that a man is happy raises the presumption that he is prosperous enough.由一个人(生活)幸福的事实可以推想他十分发达。

• ⑥ 【文】详情;细节

• ⑦ 仪式;舖张