单词 | context |
释义 | context/ˈkɒntɛkst![]() noun 1The circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood: the proposals need to be considered in the context of new European directives...
Synonyms circumstances, conditions, surroundings, factors, state of affairs; situation, environment, milieu, setting, background, backdrop, scene; climate, atmosphere, ambience, mood, feel frame of reference, contextual relationship; text, subject, theme, topic 1.1The parts of something written or spoken that immediately precede and follow a word or passage and clarify its meaning: skilled readers use context to construct meaning from words as they are read...
Phrasesin context out of context OriginLate Middle English (denoting the construction of a text): from Latin contextus, from con- 'together' + texere 'to weave'.
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