circumstance

英 ['sɜːkəmst(ə)ns] 美['sɝkəmstæns]

• n. 环境，情况；事件；境遇

1. a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity

2. the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event;

"the historical context"

3. information that should be kept in mind when making a decision;

"another consideration is the time it would take"

4. formal ceremony about important occasions;

"pomp and circumstance"