context

名词 context:

1. discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation
   同义词：linguistic context, context of use
2. the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event
   同义词：circumstance

1. It is technically correct to use a phrase such as our late treasurer to refer to a person who is still alive but who no longer holds the relevant post, but the use of former in this context will ensure that no embarrassing misunderstanding is created.
   使用象我们的前任会计这样的词组来指仍然健在不过不掌管相关的职位的人，在字义上是正确的，但是在这样的情况下，former一词能够避免尴尬的误解发生
2. The proxy firewall maintain context more easily than the packet filter firewall.
   代理防火墙比包过滤器防火墙易于保持更多的上下文
3. The determination of the meaning of a word is often difficult without a context.
   脱离上下文来确定一个词的含义常常是困难的。
4. It is usually easier to pick out the meaning of a phrase in a given context.
   在特定的上下文中理解一个短语的含意往往要更容易些。

con.text

n.（名词）
The part of a text or statement that surrounds a particular word or passage and determines its meaning.
上下文：文章或叙述中围绕着某个特定词或段落并且决定其含义的部分
The circumstances in which an event occurs; a setting.
背景：事件发生于其中的环境；背景

来源：
Middle English [composition]
中古英语 [作文]
from Latin contextus [from past participle of] contexere [to join together]
源自 拉丁语 contextus [] 源自contexere的过去分词 [组合在一起]
com- [com-]
com- [前缀，表.合.]
texere [to weave] * see teks-
texere [交织] *参见 teks-