Word · Frequency #905
circumstanced
使处于特定情况（尤指涉及金钱或其他资源）
circumstanced is the past of circumstance.
to place in a particular situation, especially with regard to money or other resources
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To place in a particular situation, especially with regard to money or other resources.
使处于特定情况,尤指涉及金钱或其他资源方面。
使处于特定情况,尤指涉及金钱或其他资源方面。；环境；状况
In use
His savings circumstanced him in a position to buy a house.
Circumstancing the trainees in real offices, the program helped them learn quickly.
The old couple were circumstanced in a quiet village with no close neighbors.
be + adverb + circumstanced
circumstance 作动词时常用被动语态并由副词修饰，表示“处于……的境况”；be well circumstanced 意为“境况良好，富裕”。
After years of saving, the family was well circumstanced.
经过多年的积蓄，这个家庭境况优裕。
be circumstanced + in + noun phrase
in 后接名词短语，具体说明所处的境况，多用于正式书面语。
Many families were circumstanced in poverty after the recession.
经济衰退后，许多家庭处于贫困之中。
Verb forms
base circumstance · third person circumstances · -ing circumstancing · past circumstanced · past participle circumstanced
Connections
Collocations
- be circumstanced
- 处于某种境况
- He was circumstanced in a difficult position.他处于困难的境地。
- differently circumstanced
- 处境不同
- People who are differently circumstanced may not understand our choice.处境不同的人可能无法理解我们的选择。
- well-circumstanced
- 境遇良好；经济宽裕
- Her uncle was well-circumstanced and often helped the family.她叔叔境遇良好，经常接济家里。
- ill-circumstanced
- 境况不佳；手头拮据
- After the business failed, the family were ill-circumstanced.生意失败后，这个家庭境况不佳。
- circumstanced as
- 鉴于…的处境
- Circumstanced as we were, we could not refuse their offer.鉴于我们当时的处境，我们无法拒绝他们的提议。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
circumstance作动词时，联想 circum(周围)+stance(站)：让人站在某种处境里，常和钱/资源有关。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、legal or administrative documents、historical or literary narrative 该动词义在现代英语中较少见，多用于正式或书面语体，常以被动形式 be circumstanced 出现，表示“处于某种（尤指经济或资源方面的）境况”。
Pronunciation & Spelling
在美式发音中，circumstance 词末 /stæns/ 与 stance、dance、chance、advance 的 /æns/ 押韵（元音及后面辅音相同）。注意拼写相似的 instance /ˈɪnstəns/ 和 substance /ˈsʌbstəns/ 结尾读 /stəns/，不要按拼写类推成 /stæns/。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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