circumstance
- IPA[ˈsəːkəmst(ə)ns]
英式
- a fact or condition connected with or relevant to an event or action；an event or fact that causes or helps to cause something to happen, typically something undesirable
noun: circumstance, plural noun: circumstances
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- 1. a fact or condition connected with or relevant to an event or action we wanted to marry but circumstances didn't permit
- ▪ an event or fact that causes or helps to cause something to happen, typically something undesirable he was found dead but there were no suspicious circumstances they were thrown together by circumstance
- 2. one's state of financial or material welfare the artists are living in reduced circumstances
- 3. archaic ceremony and public display pomp and circumstance
- used euphemistically to refer to the state of being poor after being relatively wealthy
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- poverty: it was a hard life and they were in narrow circumstances
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- used euphemistically to refer to the state of being poor after being relatively wealthy
Oxford American Dictionary
- poverty: it was a hard life and they were in narrow circumstances
Oxford American Dictionary
- never, whatever the situation is or might be
Oxford American Dictionary
- given the difficult nature of the situation
Oxford Dictionary
- one's opinion or treatment of someone or something may vary according to the prevailing ...
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- given the difficult nature of the situation
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- IPA[ˈsərkəmˌstans]
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- a fact or condition connected with or relevant to an event or action: we wanted to marry but circumstances didn't permit
Oxford American Dictionary