Circumstance

(noun.) information that should be kept in mind when making a decision; 'another consideration is the time it would take'.

(noun.) formal ceremony about important occasions; 'pomp and circumstance'.

(noun.) a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity.

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• I'm frank and open; considering all things, it was very kind of you to allude to the circumstance--very kind and polite. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• My mind being made up, after that circumstance, I had two questions to consider next. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• I now proceed to the second remarkable circumstance, which I proposed to take notice of. 戴维·休谟. 人性论.
• By force of circumstance, because all the world combined to make the cage unbreakable, he had been too strong for her, he had kept her prisoner. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• In December, 1762, a circumstance which caused great alarm in the province took place. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• A most contrary circumstance it is, for I want certain information out of that girl, and she must be brought to reason somehow. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• Dear me,' said the prim man in the cloth boots, 'it is a very extraordinary circumstance. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• A happy circumstance for France, as the like always is for all countries similarly favoured! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• I had forgotten that circumstance and felt disappointed. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• A four-oared galley hovering about in so unusual a way as to attract this notice was an ugly circumstance that I could not get rid of. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• The only circumstance in connection with them that at all struck me was that the seal lay tidily in the tray with the pencils and the wax. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• In one circumstance only even the entreaties of Rebecca were unable to secure sufficient attention to the accommodation of the wounded knight. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• Since in the past one has done one's duty without having to face such a disagreeable circumstance, why not go on as one has been? 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• Her one circumstance is not so good, he thought. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• Her memory had an aristocratic bias, and was very treacherous whenever she tried to recall any circumstance connected with those below her in life. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• Under existing circumstances, however, she is dressed in a plain, spare gown of brown stuff. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• Tell him that we yield to his rapacity, as in similar circumstances we should do to that of a literal robber. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• Now, Mr. Trelawney Hope, I should be much obliged if you would tell me exactly the circumstances under which this document disappeared. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• Under these circumstances my first impression altered to a certain extent. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• Noble natures under such circumstances become enraged. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• He thought of Rachael, how young when they were first brought together in these circumstances, how mature now, how soon to grow old. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 艰难时事.
• The next step is to reproduce, as nearly as we can, the domestic circumstances which surrounded you last year. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• Circumstances, of late, had combined to cut her off more and more from her few remaining friends. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• There are other circumstances which throw doubt on this alleged Goebel anticipation. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• We shall, however, be enabled to discuss what circumstances are most favourable to variation. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
• It is worth while to glance here very briefly at the circumstances of his life. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• I still have enjoyment in the company of my friends; and, being easy in my circumstances, have many reasons to like living. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• I think you would always improve, Biddy, under any circumstances. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• They are not the thoughts of a model heroine under her circumstances, but they are those of a deeply-feeling, strongly-resentful peasant-girl. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• I am sure William would never have used _me_ so, under any circumstances. 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.

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