1. You can often tell the meaning of a word from its context. 我們往往可以從一個(gè)字的上下文知道它的意思。
2. Can you tell the meaning of this word from its context? 你能從它的上下文說(shuō)出這個(gè)詞的意思嗎?
3. Crime has to be studied in its social contexts. 犯罪活動(dòng)得聯(lián)系其社會(huì )背景來(lái)研究。
context情景對話(huà)
Learning Vocabulary-(學(xué)習詞匯)
A:I don't understand why we have to memorize conversations.We need more vocabulary, not pronunciation. 我弄不懂為什么我們一定要記住會(huì )話(huà)。我們需要的是詞匯,而不是發(fā)音。
B:Don't you think memorizing conversations is a part of learning vocabulary?Every time we memorize a conversation, we're memorizing a whole series of contexts.Each context tells us one way a word can be used.I know from my own language that I can't always use words by simply looking them up in a dictionary and then putting them into sentences. Some words have many meanings. We have to know which meanings go where. 你不認為記住會(huì )話(huà)是學(xué)習詞匯的一個(gè)組成部分嗎?每當我們記住一句會(huì )話(huà),我們就記住了全部的上下文。而這上下文可以供我們了解一個(gè)單詞的一種用法。我從自己的語(yǔ)言中意識到,光靠查詞典然后把這些詞匯拼成句子,并不意味著(zhù)會(huì )正確使用這些詞。有些意識有很多解釋。我們必須弄清楚在哪種情況下適用哪一種解釋。
1. (想法、事件等的)背景,環(huán)境 The context of an idea or event is the general situation that relates to it, and which helps it to be understood.
context
e.g. We are doing this work in the context of reforms in the economic, social and cultural spheres. 我們是在對經(jīng)濟、社會(huì )、文化諸領(lǐng)域進(jìn)行改革的背景下從事這項工作的。 e.g. ...the historical context in which Chaucer wrote... 喬叟寫(xiě)作的歷史背景
2. 上下文;語(yǔ)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.
context在線(xiàn)翻譯
e.g. Without a context, I would have assumed it was written by a man. 如果沒(méi)有上下文,我會(huì )以為這是出自一名男子筆下。
3. 在上下文中;置于背景之下 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.
e.g. Taxation is not popular in principle, merely acceptable in context... 征稅基本上是不受歡迎的,在一定情境中才勉強為人接受。 e.g. It is important that we put Jesus into the context of history. 我們將耶穌置于歷史環(huán)境中來(lái)看是很重要的。
4. 脫離上下文;斷章取義地 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.
e.g. Thomas says that he has been taken out of context on the issue... 托馬斯說(shuō),在這個(gè)問(wèn)題上他的話(huà)被斷章取義了。 e.g. Quotes can be manipulated and used out of context. 引語(yǔ)可能會(huì )被篡改,使用時(shí)斷章取義。
context英英釋義
noun
1. discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation
Synonym: linguistic contextcontext of use
2. the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event