out of context
US /aʊt əv ˈkɑn.tekst/
UK /aʊt əv ˈkɑn.tekst/
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斷章取義, 脫離語境
if you quote something out of context, you repeat only a part of what someone said or wrote, and this means that the meaning of it is not the same as the meaning of the whole statement
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The newspaper article quoted his remarks completely out of context.
報紙文章完全斷章取義地引用了他的話。
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You're taking my words out of context.
你斷章取義了我的話。