contextcon•text /'kɒntekst/

n C

1. 上下文，语境

• guess the meaning of a word from the context 根据上下文猜出一个词的意思

2. (事情发生的)场合；环境；背景

• see the matter in its historical context 联系历史背景来看待这个问题

词组in this context 在这方面，在这一点上 out of context 脱离上下文；断章取义地；离谱地

• He was furious that the newspapers had quoted his remarks completely out of context. 报纸上引用他的话完全是断章取义，他对此非常气愤。