context
英 [ˈkɒntekst] 美 [ˈkɑntekst]

n.

上下文；背景；环境；语境

变形

复数：contexts

双语释义

n.(名词)

1. [C][U]背景,环境 the general conditions in which an event, action, etc., take place
2. [C]上下文,前后关联 the words that come before and after another word or a sentence

英英释义

context[ 'kɔntekst ]

• n.
  • discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation

    同义词：linguistic contextcontext of use

  • the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event

    "the historical context"

    同义词：circumstance

词组短语

in the context of在…情况下；在…背景下

in this context关于这点；由此而论；由于这个原因；在这个背景下

cultural context文化环境，文化脉络

social context社会背景；社会环境；社会情境

context menu上下文菜单；右键菜单；快显功能表；快捷菜单

linguistic context语言语境；语言的前后关系

out of context断章取义；脱离上下文

device context设备描述表

context of situation语言环境；情景上下文

context switch上下文切换；环境切换；关联转换

更多收起词组短语

同近义词辨析

content, contrast, context, contest

content内容；

contrast对比，差异；

context上下文

contest比赛，竞赛；

surroundings, environment, circumstance, context, atmosphere, climate

surroundings特指自然环境（地理概念）

environment指对人的感情、品德、思想等或动植物生存产生影响的环境

circumstance特指经济状况，表示环境，状况时常用复数

context上下文

atmosphere气氛，氛围

climate气候，风气，思潮

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. It is usually easier to pick out the meaning of a phrase in a given context.
   在特定的上下文中理解一个短语的含意往往要更容易些。
2. In the context of the present economic crisis it seems unwise to lower taxes.
   鉴於当前的经济危机，降低税率似乎不妥。
3. This speech needs to be set in the context of Britain in the 1960s.
   这篇演说需要放到20世纪60年代的英国这一背景之下来看待。

权威例句

Context-Aware Computing Applications
Context and Culture in Language Teaching.
Understanding and Using Context
Understanding and using context (1)
Towards a Better Understanding of Context and Context-Awareness
Towards a Better Understanding of Context and Context-Awareness
Translation and Relevance: Cognition and Context by Ernst-August Gutt
Language, Context and Text: Aspects of Language in a Social‐Semiotic Perspective: M.A.K. Halliday and Ruqaiya Hasan
An interactive activation model of context effects in letter perception: I. An account of basic findings.
A conceptual framework and a toolkit for supporting the rapid prototyping of context-aware applications