circumstantial

形容词

1. 1

   间接的、旁证的法律

   The conviction rested entirely on circumstantial evidence.

   这项有罪判决完全建立在间接证据上。

2. 2

   视情况的、依情况而定的

   The delay was purely circumstantial and nobody was to blame.

   这次延误纯粹是情况所致，没有人该负责。

3. 3

   详尽的、巨细靡遗的正式

   She gave a circumstantial account of what happened that night.

   她把那天晚上发生的事详尽地叙述了一遍。