circumstance
翻譯
情況, 環境, 情形, 境況
例句
Police are investigating the circumstances of the accident.
警方正在調查事故的情況。
Under normal circumstances, I would say yes.
在正常情況下,我會說是。
He was a victim of circumstance.
他是環境的受害者。
文法模式
the circumstances of (sth.) (某事的)情況 Police are investigating the circumstances of the accident.
under ... circumstances 在…情況下 Under normal circumstances, I would say yes.
近義詞
同義詞:situation, condition, state of affairs
詞源
源自拉丁語「circum」(周圍)+「stare」(站立)。指某個事件「周圍站立著」的事物。
記憶技巧
想像「circumstances」是「站立在」一個中心事件「周圍」的所有細節,並影響著它。