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源自拉丁语 'contextus'(编织在一起)+ 后缀 '-al',17世纪进入英语,原指与文本上下文相关,后扩展至泛指情境关联。
❶ 与上下文相关的,指事物需要结合具体情境或背景才能被准确理解或解释。
“The meaning of this word is highly contextual.”
(这个词的含义高度依赖上下文。)
“Her response was contextual and based on the situation.”
(她的回答是基于具体情境的。)
contextual meaning — 指词语或表达在特定上下文中的具体含义,强调意义随情境变化。
“The word 'bank' has a different contextual meaning in finance and geography.”
(单词'bank'在金融和地理中有不同的上下文含义。)
contextual analysis — 通过考察背景信息或环境来研究某事物的方法,常用于学术或商业领域。
“The report included a detailed contextual analysis of the market trends.”
(该报告包含对市场趋势的详细情境分析。)