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circumstance

英[ˈsɜːkəmstəns] 美[ˈsɜːrkəmstæns]

n. 条件，环境，情况，情形，原委，境况，命运，机缘；

复数：circumstances;

同义词

n.
circumstance的同义词之：情况,环境;情势
state condition situation
circumstance的同义词之：其他释义
occasion thing development state phenomenon instance contingent situation occurrence event condition

同义词解析

以下这些名词均有"状况，情况" 的意思
condition：一般强调产生影响的原因或环境，复数形式指笼统的情况。
state：普通用词，指人或物在环境、外表、心灵以及健康方面的状况，或指在某一阶段的状态或形式。
status：指一个人在政治、社会、经济、法律上的地位或身份，暗含地位显要意味。也可用于指政治等事态的状况。
situation：指明确具体的环境情况或处境。
circumstance：多指周围的情况或某事发生时的情况。

词组

circumstances alter cases
(proverb)one's opinion or treatment of someone or something may vary according to the prevailing circumstances (谚)人的行为因环境变化而变化；情势改变立场；情势改变态度
under (或 in) the circumstances
given the difficult nature of the situation 情况既然如此
under (或 in) no circumstances
never, whatever the situation is or might be 决不，无论如何也不
under no circumstances
In no case; never. 无论如何不；决不
under the circumstances 或 in the circumstances
Given these conditions; such being the case. 在这些情况下；情况既然如此

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

N-COUNT

情况;情形;形势

The circumstances of a particular situation are the conditions which affect what happens.
例句
Recent opinion polls show that 60 percent favor abortion under certain circumstances... 最近的民意调查显示，60%的人赞成在某些情况下可以堕胎。 The strategy was too dangerous in the explosive circumstances of the times... 在当时那种一触即发的形势下，采取那样的策略太危险了。
N-PLURAL

（事件发生的）情形，详情，原委

The circumstances of an event are the way it happened or the causes of it.
例句
I'm making inquiries about the circumstances of Mary Dean's murder... 我在调查玛丽·迪安谋杀案的详情。 Hundreds of people had died there in terrible circumstances during and after the revolution. 在革命期间和其后的恶劣形势下，那里有成百上千的人死去。
N-PLURAL

生活状况;境况;(尤指)经济状况

Your circumstances are the conditions of your life, especially the amount of money that you have.
例句
...help and support for the single mother, whatever her circumstances... 不论单身母亲的经济状况如何均为其提供的帮助与扶持 I wouldn't have expected to find you in such comfortable circumstances. 我怎么也没有想到你生活这么优裕。
N-UNCOUNT

命运;机缘;客观环境

Events and situations which cannot be controlled are sometimes referred to as circumstance .
例句
There are those, you know, who, by circumstance, end up homeless... 您知道，会有那么一些人，因为命运捉弄而落得无家可归。 You might say that we've been victims of circumstance. 你可以说我们一直不走运吧。
PHRASE

在任何情况下;无论如何

You can emphasize that something must not or will not happen by saying that it must not or will not happen under any circumstances .
例句
Racism is wholly unacceptable under any circumstances... 无论在何种情况下，种族主义都是千万要不得的。 She made it clear that under no circumstances would she cancel the trip. 她明确表示，无论如何她都不会取消旅行。
PHRASE

在那种情况下;情况既然如此

You can use in the circumstances or under the circumstances before or after a statement to indicate that you have considered the conditions affecting the situation before making the statement.
例句
Under the circumstances, a crash was unavoidable... 在那种情况下，撞车是难以避免的。 In the circumstances, Paisley's plans looked highly appropriate. 佩斯利所拟定的计划在当时的情况下看来非常恰当。

英汉词典释义

n.
环境, 条件, 情况
境遇, 经济状况
事件；事实
详细情况，细节
机遇，机缘，运气
仪式，礼仪；形式；排场
vt.
使处于某种特定的情况之下

英英词典释义

Noun
1. a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity
2. the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event;
"the historical context"
3. information that should be kept in mind when making a decision;
"another consideration is the time it would take"
4. formal ceremony about important occasions;
"pomp and circumstance"

行业词典

法律：意外；情形；