circumstance['sə:kəmstəns]n.1.■情形,情况;形势,现状;环境2.■事件;事实3.■[复数]境况,境遇(尤指经济情况)4.■详细情况,细节5.■机遇,机缘,运气6.■仪式,礼仪;形式;排场vt.1.■使处于某种特定的情况之下2.■[废语]提供细节3.■[废语]在形势支配之下近义词occurrencebehindhand in one's circumstance入不敷出extenuating (或 mitigating) circumstances情有可原in easy (或 good,flourishing) circumstances生活舒适,境况优裕in narrow circumstances生活于贫困环境之中in no circumstances在任何情况下决不,无论如何不,决不in reduced (或 bad, straitened) circumstances生活困难,情况拮据in the circumstances在这种情况下,情况既然这样mere(或 poor, remote) circumstance[美国口语]无关紧要(或无足轻重)的人(或物)not a circumstance to[美国口语]完全不能与…相比;远不如…under no circumstances= in no circumstancesunder the circumstances= in the circumstanceswithout circumstance不拘礼仪,不拘形式;随便地变形vt.circumstancedcircumstancing
circumstancecircumstance[ˈsə:kəmstəns]n.1.■[常用复]情况, 形势; 环境2.■[pl.]境况, 境遇3.■(事情的)细节, 详情, 本来, 原委4.■事件, (有关)事项, 事实5.■[古]仪式, 形式6.■机会, 命运He was forced by circumstances to do this.他做这件事是为环境所迫。She writes with circumstances.她写得很详细。There is one important circumstance you have not mentioned.还有一件重要的细节你没提到。