circumstance

US /ˈsɝː.kəm.stæns/
UK /ˈsɝː.kəm.stæns/
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1.

情況, 環境

a fact or condition connected with or relevant to an event or action

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The police are investigating the circumstances of her death.
警方正在調查她死亡的情況。
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Under no circumstances should you open that door.
在任何情況下，你都不應該打開那扇門。
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2.

境況, 經濟狀況

one's financial or material situation

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They are living in reduced circumstances.
他們生活在貧困的境況中。
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Despite her difficult circumstances, she remained optimistic.
儘管境況艱難，她仍然保持樂觀。
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