Word
circumstance
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/'sɝkəmstæns/
n 情况，形势；环境；事件
记忆： circum(周围) + st(站) + ance → 站在周围的事物 → 环境
例句：The Soviet Union had been forced by circumstances to sign a pact with Nazi Germany.（苏联为形势所迫同纳粹德国签订了一项条约。）；I can’t imagine a circumstance in which I would be willing to steal.（我无法想象我在什么情况下会愿意去偷东西。）
派生：circumstantial；circumstantially
短语：in the circumstances；under the circumstance；in no circumstances
同近：context；situation；setting；event；occurrence