新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

contextIELTS重点词汇

英 [ˈkɒntekst]

[NOUN]

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NOUN. 名词

contexts
1. [C, U 有变体名词] 背景
The context of an idea or event is the general situation that relates to it, and which helps it to be understood.
近义词
circumstances , conditions , situation , background
双语例句
例：
We are doing this work in the context of reforms in the economic, social and cultural spheres.
我们正在经济、社会和文化领域改革的背景下从事这项工作。
例：
It helps to understand the historical context in which Chaucer wrote.
了解乔叟创作的历史背景会有所帮助。
2. [C, U 有变体名词] 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.
双语例句
例：
Without a context, I would have assumed it was written by a man.
如果没有语境，我会以为这是由一个男人写的。
例：
a neutral remark which, in the context of the article, sounded condemnatory.
一则中立的评论，但放在这篇文章的语境里听起来有谴责的意味。

PHRASE. 习语

in context
1. 联系背景地
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.
双语例句
例：
Taxation is not popular in principle, merely acceptable in context.
征税原则上不受大众欢迎，只是从背景上考虑是可接受的。
例：
It is important that we put Jesus into the context of history.
我们要将耶稣放在特定历史背景中，这一点很重要。
out of context
1. 脱离语境地
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.
双语例句
例：
Thomas says that he has been quoted out of context.
托马斯说，他的话被断章取义了。

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