记忆方法
将“circumstances”拆分为“circum”和“stances”。想象“circum”代表一个圆形的情境圈（circum-意味着围绕），而“stances”指的是站在圈内各个位置的人或状态。这样，“circumstances”就形象地表示了围绕某个人或事件的所有情况或状况。
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英语词源
- circumstances (n.)
- "condition of life, material welfare" (usually with a qualifying adjective), 1704, from circumstance.
权威例句
- 1. His best friend was killed by police under extremely questionable circumstances.
- 他最好的朋友在极其可疑的情况下被警察打死了。
- 2. Circumstances dictated that they played a defensive rather than attacking game.
- 比赛形势决定了他们要打防守战而不是进攻战。
- 3. In the circumstances he felt he'd been very restrained.
- 在那种情况下，他觉得自己一直非常冷静。
- 4. You were right to do what you did, under the circumstances.
- 在这种情况下，你做的是对的。
- 5. Under such circumstances, it is little wonder that they experience difficulties.
- 在这种情形下，他们遇到困难就不足为怪了。