condition, state, status, situation, circumstance

名詞 circumstance:

1. a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity
2. the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event
   同義詞：context
3. information that should be kept in mind when making a decision
   同義詞：condition, consideration
4. formal ceremony about important occasions

1. He was forced by the circumstances to do this.
   他做此事是為環(huán)境所迫。
2. Due to circumstances beyond our control the lecture was cancelled.
   由于無(wú)法控制的情況，講座取消了。

cir.cum.stance

n.（名詞）
A condition or fact attending an event and having some bearing on it; a determining or modifying factor.
境遇：參與事件并與其有某種聯(lián)系的條件或事實(shí)；決定因素或影響因素
A condition or fact that determines or must be considered in the determining of a course of action.
事實(shí)，情況：決定一個(gè)行動(dòng)方案過(guò)程時(shí)必須考慮的條件或事實(shí)
Often circumstances The sum of determining factors beyond willful control:
常作 circumstances 客觀形勢(shì)，情況：除意志控制外的決定因素的總和：
例句：
a victim of circumstance; work that will begin on Monday if circumstances permit.
環(huán)境下的犧牲品；如果情況允許，工作從星期一開(kāi)始

circumstances Financial status or means:
circumstances 經(jīng)濟(jì)狀況或收入：
例句：
.Prior came of a good family, much reduced in circumstances.(George Sherburn)
.出身于良好家庭，現(xiàn)在境況不佳.(喬治·舍伯恩)

Detail accompanying or surrounding an event, as in a narrative or series of events.
詳情，細(xì)節(jié)：伴隨或圍繞一個(gè)事件的細(xì)節(jié)，如在一個(gè)故事或系列事件中的
Formal display; ceremony:
典禮；儀式：
例句：
the pomp and circumstance of a coronation.
加冕儀式的盛況和排場(chǎng)

A particular incident or occurrence:
特定事件：
例句：
Your arrival was a fortunate circumstance.See Synonyms at occurrence
你的到來(lái)是命中注定的參見(jiàn) occurrence

v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
cir.cum.stanced,cir.cum.stanc.ing,cir.cum.stanc.es
To place in particular circumstances or conditions; situate.
使處于特定情況或條件下；使…置于

<習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)>under no circumstances
In no case; never.
無(wú)論如何不；決不
under the circumstances 或
in the circumstances
Given these conditions; such being the case.
在這些情況下；情況既然如此
來(lái)源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Old French circonstance
源自 古法語(yǔ) circonstance
from Latin circumstantia
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) circumstantia
from circumst3ns circumstant- [present participle of] circumst3re [to stand around]
源自 circumst3ns circumstant- [] circumst3re的現(xiàn)在分詞 [站在周圍]
circum- [circum-]
circum- [前綴，表.環(huán)繞.]
st3re [to stand] * see st3-
st3re [站立] *參見(jiàn) st3-

Use of the idiomunder the circumstances is justified by both logic and reputable precedent,and objections to it must be accounted at best overfussy if not also,as H.W. Fowler put it, .puerile..
習(xí)語(yǔ)under the circumstances 的使用， 由邏輯和規(guī)范的先例兩者來(lái)證明為正確，否則對(duì)于此點(diǎn)的反對(duì)至少會(huì)被看作過(guò)于咬文嚼字，正如福勒所評(píng)價(jià)的.幼稚.