circumstance

KK [ˋsɝkəmˏstæns] /ˈsɝkəmˌstæns/

circum 圓、環繞+stance 站立→圍繞四周站立的東西展開

字面：圍繞四周站立的東西

圍繞在人事周圍站著的種種事物，即所處的情況。

名詞

1
情況、情形、狀況常用複數
Under the circumstances, we decided to postpone the wedding.
在這種情況下，我們決定延後婚禮。
2
境況、處境、經濟狀況常用複數
The family has been living in very difficult circumstances for years.
這家人多年來一直生活在很困苦的境況中。
3
事件、情事、細節正式
Police are still investigating the circumstances of his death.
警方仍在調查他死亡的相關情事。
4
命運、外在因素、時勢不可數
She insists she is a victim of circumstance, not of her own choices.
她堅稱自己是命運的受害者，而非自己選擇的結果。
5
排場、隆重的儀式正式
The ceremony was conducted with all the pomp and circumstance of a royal visit.
典禮辦得極為盛大隆重，宛如王室來訪。