circumstance
翻译
情况, 环境, 情形, 境况
例句
Police are investigating the circumstances of the accident.
警方正在调查事故的情况。
Under normal circumstances, I would say yes.
在正常情况下,我会说是的。
He was a victim of circumstance.
他是环境的受害者。
语法模式
the circumstances of (sth.) (某事的)情况 Police are investigating the circumstances of the accident.
under ... circumstances 在…情况下 Under normal circumstances, I would say yes.
近义词
同义词:situation, condition, state of affairs
词源
源自拉丁语“circum”(周围)+“stare”(站立)。指某个事件“周围站立着”的事物。
记忆技巧
想象“circumstances”是“站立在”一个中心事件“周围”的所有细节,并影响着它。