context

['kɔntekst]

n.上下文, 环境, 背景

例句与用法：

It is technically correct to use a phrase such as our late treasurer to refer to a person who is still alive but who no longer holds the relevant post, but the use of former in this context will ensure that no embarrassing misunderstanding is created.

使用象我们的前任会计这样的词组来指仍然健在不过不掌管相关的职位的人，在字义上是正确的，但是在这样的情况下，former一词能够避免尴尬的误解发生

The proxy firewall maintain context more easily than the packet filter firewall.

代理防火墙比包过滤器防火墙易于保持更多的上下文

The determination of the meaning of a word is often difficult without a context.

脱离上下文来确定一个词的含义常常是困难的。

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。

词形变化：

形容词: contestable | 名词: contestation | 动词过去式: contested | 动词过去分词: contested | 动词现在分词: contesting | 动词第三人称单数: contests |

详细释义：

n.[C][U]

1. 【语】上下文; 文章脉络

You can often tell the meaning of a word from its context.

我们往往可以从一个字的上下文知道它的意思。

2. (事件的)来龙去脉, 背景

Crime has to be studied in its social contexts.

犯罪活动得联系其社会背景来研究。