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context (noun)

context /ˈkɑːnˌtɛkst/ noun

plural contexts

context

/ˈkɑːnˌtɛkst/

noun

plural contexts

Learner's definition of CONTEXT

[count, noncount]

: the words that are used with a certain word or phrase and that help to explain its meaning上下文；語境

To really know a word, you must be able to use it in context. [=in a sentence with other words]要真正學會一個詞，就必須學會在語境中使用它。

◊ If the words that someone has said are taken or quoted out of context, they are repeated without explaining the situation in which they were said so that their meaning is changed.斷章取義

When taken out of context, his comments sound cruel, but he was really only joking.他的評論要是斷章取義地聽起來是有點冷酷，但其實他只是開玩笑而已。
The actor claimed he'd been quoted out of context.那位演員聲稱他說的話被人斷章取義了。

: the situation in which something happens : the group of conditions that exist where and when something happens（事情發生的）背景，環境，來龍去脈

We need to look at the event within the larger/broader context of world history.我們需要在更廣的世界歷史背景下審視這一事件。
The book puts these events in their proper historical and social contexts.這本書把這些事件置於其所處的歷史和社會背景之中來分析。
We need to consider these events in context.我們需要結合相關背景來考慮這些事件。

— contextual

/kɑnˈtɛkstʃəwəl/ adjective

contextual information與上下文有關的信息
To find the meaning of an unknown word you should look at the contextual clues provided by the words that are around it.要推斷出一個生詞的意思，應該查看它周圍的詞語所提供的語境線索。

— contextually

adverb

🔍 牛津詞典🔍 朗文詞典🔍 劍橋詞典🔍 柯林斯詞典🔍 麥美倫詞典🔍 韋氏詞典 🎯

檢索以下詞典：(Mr. Ng 不推薦使用 Google 翻譯！)

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— contextual

— contextually

🔍 牛津詞典
🔍 朗文詞典
🔍 劍橋詞典
🔍 柯林斯詞典
🔍 麥美倫詞典
🔍 韋氏詞典 🎯

檢索以下詞典：
(Mr. Ng 不推薦使用 Google 翻譯！)