Word · Frequency #905
circumstancing
使处于特定情况（尤指涉及金钱或其他资源）
circumstancing is the present participle of circumstance.
核心释义
to place in a particular situation, especially with regard to money or other resources
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使处于特定情况,尤指涉及金钱或其他资源方面。
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。；环境；状况
用法In use
His savings circumstanced him in a position to buy a house.
用法提示：circumstanced 是动词 circumstance 的过去式，表示‘使……得以处于某种境况’。
Circumstancing the trainees in real offices, the program helped them learn quickly.
用法提示：circumstancing 是动词 circumstance 的现在分词，带宾语，表示‘使……处于某情况’。
The old couple were circumstanced in a quiet village with no close neighbors.
用法提示：circumstanced 是动词 circumstance 的过去分词，与 were 构成被动语态，表示‘被置于……境况’。
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
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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”。
发音与拼写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/。
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级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。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.