cir·cum·stance /ˈsɝkṃˌstæn(t)s, stən(t)s/
情況,形勢,環境;境況,境遇
circumstance
事件
circumstance
情況 事件
cir·cum·stance n.
1. That which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event; an attendant thing or state of things.
The circumstances are well known in the country where they happened. --W. Irving.
2. An event; a fact; a particular incident.
The sculptor had in his thoughts the conqueror weeping for new worlds, or the like circumstances in history. --Addison.
3. Circumlocution; detail. [Obs.]
So without more circumstance at all
I hold it fit that we shake hands and part. --Shak.
4. pl. Condition in regard to worldly estate; state of property; situation; surroundings.
When men are easy in their circumstances, they are naturally enemies to innovations. --Addison.
Not a circumstance, of no account. [Colloq.]
Under the circumstances, taking all things into consideration.
Syn: -- Event; occurrence; incident; situation; condition; position; fact; detail; item. See Event.
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Cir·cum·stance, v. t. To place in a particular situation; to supply relative incidents.
The poet took the matters of fact as they came down to him and circumstanced them, after his own manner. --Addison.
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circumstance
n 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" [syn: context]
3: information that should be kept in mind when making a
decision; "another consideration is the time it would
take" [syn: condition, consideration]
4: formal ceremony about important occasions; "pomp and
circumstance"