| 单词 | context |
| 释义 | contextcontext /ˈkɑntɛkst/ ●●○ W3 AWL noun [countable, uncountable] 1the situation, events, or information that are related to something, and that help you to understand it better: To appreciate what these changes will mean, it is necessary to look at them in context.political/social/historical etc. context The book explains economics in a historical context. Urban poverty can only be understood in the context of politics and society as a whole.put/place/keep something in context (=consider something together with the related situation, events, etc.)2eng. lang. arts the words and sentences that come before and after a particular word, and that help you to understand the meaning of the word: English words can have several meanings, depending on context.3take/quote something out of context to repeat a sentence or statement without describing the situation in which it was said so that its meaning is not clear: Jennings accused the program of quoting him out of context. [Origin: 1400–1500 Latin contextus connection of words, from contexere to weave together] |
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