case

case

英 [keɪs]
　　美 [kes]

n. 情況；實例；箱
　　vt. 包圍；把…裝於容器中
　　n. (Case)人名；(英)凱斯；(西)卡塞；(法)卡斯

n.(名詞)case的基本意思是“事例,實例”,指作為一個參照來讓人知道或瞭解的某物或某事,或指一個客觀存在的事實,即“實情,情況”。case還可指“病例,病癥”,可指一種具體的疾病,也可指一種疾病所表現出的癥狀。case也可指“案件,訴訟案”。case引申還可表示“格”,多用於語法中,還可指具體的“人”。case還有“容器,包裝”的意思,指包裹在物品外面的一層外包裝,這樣的包裝可以是不同形式的,可以是箱或袋,也可以是盒或包。case還可指“手提箱”。case主要用作可數名詞,偶爾也可用作不可數名詞。其復數形式為cases。in case of指“假如……發生，以防……”。

Take an umbrella with you in case of rain.
帶把傘吧，以防下雨。

In the case of his father, we must make an exception.
關於他的父親，我需要做個例外。

In the case of Russian grammar, it has six cases.
可以直接說Russian grammar has six cases，省略in the case of。

In case he comes, let me know.
You had better be ready in case they arrive before you expect them.

They may not arrive before you expect them, but you had better be ready in case.
他們可能不會在你預期的時間前到，但為避免萬一，你最好做好準備。

中文詞源：

case 情況，盒子

1.情況，來自詞根cad, 掉落，詞源同case, accident.

2.盒子，來自拉丁詞capsa, 盒子，詞源同accept, capture.

例句：

1. He actually became convinced that the nurses had an unanswerable case.
他實際上已經相信瞭護士們的情況確實如此。

2. He put the case to the Saudi Foreign Minister.
他把這起事件向沙特外長作瞭說明。

3. The Government is anxious to keep the whole case out of court.
政府迫切希望整件事能夠在庭外解決。

4. It's not a case of whether anyone would notice or not.
這不是會不會有人註意到的問題。

5. The case against is twofold: too risky and too expensive.
反對理由有兩點：太冒險而且太昂貴。