circumstance

circumstance

英 ['sɜːkəmst(ə)ns]
　　美 ['sɝkəmstæns]

n. 環境，情況；事件；境遇

中文詞源：

circumstance 狀況

circum-,圈，周圍，-stance,詞源同stand,站立，位置。

例句：

1. You might say that we've been victims of circumstance.
你可以說我們一直不走運吧。

2. There are those, you know, who, by circumstance, end up homeless.
您知道，會有那麼一些人，因為命運捉弄而落得無傢可歸。

3. Any unexpected circumstance that arises may catalyze a sudden escalation of violence.
任何突如其來的情況都可能造成暴力驟然升級。

4. You should soon accommodate yourself to the new circumstance.
你應盡快適應新環境.

5. There is one important circumstance you have not mentioned.
還有一件重要的細節你沒提到.