context英 [kntekst] 美 [kɑntekst]
n.上下文;语境;(事情发生的)背景，环境，来龙去脉
复数：contexts
记忆技巧：
con 共同 + text 编织 →〔内容〕共同编织在一起的 → 上下文
释义详解：
N-VAR (想法、事件等的)背景，环境
The context of an idea or event is the general situation that relates to it, and which helps it to be understood.
We are doing this work in the context of reforms in the economic, social and cultural spheres.我们是在对经济、社会、文化诸领域进行改革的背景下从事这项工作的。
N-VAR 上下文;语境
The context of a word, sentence, or text consists of the words, sentences, or text before and after it which help to make its meaning clear.
Without a context, I would have assumed it was written by a man.如果没有上下文，我会以为这是出自一名男子笔下。
PHRASE 在上下文中;置于背景之下
If something is seen in context or if it is put into context, it is considered together with all the factors that relate to it.
Taxation is not popular in principle, merely acceptable in context...征税基本上是不受欢迎的，在一定情境中才勉强为人接受。
PHRASE 脱离上下文;断章取义地
If a statement or remark is quoted out of context, the circumstances in which it was said are not correctly reported, so that it seems to mean something different from the meaning that was intended.
Thomas says that he has been taken out of context on the issue...托马斯说，在这个问题上他的话被断章取义了。
