单词 | context |
释义 | context —contextless, adj. /kon"tekst/, n. 1. the parts of a written or spoken statement that precede or follow a specific word or passage, usually influencing its meaning or effect: You have misinterpreted my remark because you took it out of context. 2. the set of circumstances or facts that surround a particular event, situation, etc. 3. Mycol. the fleshy fibrous body of the pileus in mushrooms. [1375-1425; late ME < L contextus a joining together, scheme, structure, equiv. to contex(ere) to join by weaving (con- CON- + texere to plait, weave) + -tus suffix of v. action; cf. TEXT] Syn. 2. background, milieu, climate. |
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