A matter with which one is concerned (in action, speech, or thought); an affair, a business, a concern, a subject. Now usually in plural: affairs…
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| 释义 | the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > circumstance or circumstances > [noun] > state of affairs or situation (25) thingeOE A matter with which one is concerned (in action, speech, or thought); an affair, a business, a concern, a subject. Now usually in plural: affairs… stallc1000 gen. Standing-place, place, position; place in a series, degree of rank; in Old English occasionally state, condition. Obsolete. estrec1300 Condition of being, way of life, position, circumstances; also, a state of things. farea1325 Condition, state, welfare; state of things, prosperity, success. what fare? what is the state of things? (cf. what cheer?). Obsolete. arrayc1386 Arrangement, order, or position of matters; a plight, a case; a (pretty) state of affairs! Obsolete. casea1393 With of or possessive. The situation affecting or relating to a particular person or thing; one's position or circumstances. Frequently in in the ca… costa1400 A circumstance, condition, or situation, esp. a distressed or afflicted one. state of thingsa1500 The way in which events or circumstances stand at a particular time or within a particular sphere; the current situation. Cf. state of affairs, n., s… style?a1505 Condition with regard to external circumstances. Obsolete. predicament1586 A circumstance, condition, or situation; a state of being; a state of affairs. In later use chiefly: a difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing… facta1617 With the and following clause or preposition. The circumstance that something is the case. posture1620 A state of being; a condition or situation in relation to circumstances; spec. †a condition of armed readiness (obsolete). picture1661 The circumstances as they are; a state of affairs, situation. situation1750 A state of affairs, a set of circumstances. Frequently with modifying word. position1829 figurative. A relation in which a person stands with respect to another or others; a person's circumstances, condition, or situation, esp. as… lie1850 Manner of lying; direction or position in which something lies; direction and amount of slope or inclination. Also figurative the state… posish1859 = position, n. state of play1916 The current situation, esp. with regard to an ongoing competition or process (in sport, business, etc.); = state of things, n. the form1934 in form (now usually in due or proper form): according to the rules or prescribed methods; also, as a matter of merely formal procedure, formally; the… score1938 figurative. The essential point or crux of a matter; the state of affairs, the (present) situation; how matters stand; the full facts (about, on… sitch1954 Situation; state of affairs. Subcategories:— in which new factors come into play (1) — state or course of human affairs (1) — existing state of affairs or status quo (2) |
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