[N-VAR 可变名词](想法、事件等的)背景,环境 The context of an idea or event is the general situation that relates to it, and which helps it to be understood.
[usu with supp]
We are doing this work in the context of reforms in the economic, social and cultural spheres.
我们是在对经济、社会、文化诸领域进行改革的背景下从事这项工作的。
...the historical context in which Chaucer wrote...
乔叟写作的历史背景
This is the context in which President Chirac must decide his policy.
这是希拉克总统必须确定其政策的背景。
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[N-VAR 可变名词]上下文;语境 The context of a word, sentence, or text consists of the words, sentences, or text before and after it which help to make its meaning clear.
Without a context, I would have assumed it was written by a man.
如果没有上下文,我会以为这是出自一名男子笔下。
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[PHRASE 短语]在上下文中;置于背景之下 If something is seen in context or if it is put into context, it is considered together with all the factors that relate to it.
Taxation is not popular in principle, merely acceptable in context...
征税基本上是不受欢迎的,在一定情境中才勉强为人接受。
It is important that we put Jesus into the context of history.
我们将耶稣置于历史环境中来看是很重要的。
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[PHRASE 短语]脱离上下文;断章取义地 If a statement or remark is quoted out of context, the circumstances in which it was said are not correctly reported, so that it seems to mean something different from the meaning that was intended.
Thomas says that he has been taken out of context on the issue...
托马斯说,在这个问题上他的话被断章取义了。
Quotes can be manipulated and used out of context.
引语可能会被篡改,使用时断章取义。
Oxford
con·text★AWL/ˈkɒntekst; NAmEˈkɑːntekst/noun[countable , uncountable ]1★the situation in which sth happens and that helps you to understand it (事情发生的)背景,环境,来龙去脉◆This speech needs to be set in the context ofBritain in the 1960s. 这篇演说需要放到 20 世纪 60 年代的英国这一背景之下来看待。◆His decision can only be understood in context.只有了解来龙去脉才能明白他的决定。2★the words that come just before and after a word, phrase or statement and help you to understand its meaning 上下文;语境◆You should be able to guess the meaning of the word from the context.你应该能从上下文猜出这个词的含义。◆This quotation has been taken out of context(= repeated without giving the circumstances in which it was said).这条引语是断章取义。contextcontextscon·text/ˈkɒntekst; NAmEˈkɑːntekst/
1the situation, events, or information that are related to something and that help you to understand itpolitical/social/historical etc context the political context of the electionplace/put/see etc something in context To appreciate what these changes will mean, it is necessary to look at them in context.in the context of something These incidents are best understood in the broader context of developments in rural society.2the words that come just before and after a word or sentence and that help you understand its meaning: The meaning of ‘mad’ depends on its context.3take/quote something out of context to repeat part of what someone has said or written without describing the situation in which it was said, so that it means something quite different: His comments, taken out of context, seem harsh.COLLOCATIONSadjectivesthe social/political/historical etc context· You often need to understand the cultural context of jokes.a wider/broader/larger context (=a more general situation, set of events etc)· It’s important to look at the story in the wider context of medieval Spain.an international/European/British etc context· We study the work of these artists in their European context.a general context· This problem is occurring within a general context of economic difficulty.verbssee something in the context of something (=consider and understand something in relation to a particular situation)· His life and work must be seen in the context of his youth.look at/examine etc something in context· Although this does not seem to be a good result, let’s examine it in context.put something in/into context (=consider something in context)· These statistics need to be put into context.place/set something in context (=consider something in context)· The issue must be placed within its historical context.provide a context for something· The study provides a context for future research.
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context
[ˈkɒntekst]
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上下文(69%),环境(16%),背景(15%)
n.环境;上下文;来龙去脉
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