单词 | state of affairs |
释义 | state of affairs [singular] idioma situation事态;情况;形势◆how did this unhappy state of affairs come about?这种不愉快的情况是怎样发生的? ➡ see also state → state note 辨析 situation or state of affairs? state of affairs is mostly used with this. it is also used with adjectives describing how good or bad a situation is, such as desirable, happy, sorry, shocking, sad and unhappy, as well as those relating to time, such as present and current. situation is much more frequent and is used in a wider variety of contexts. * state of affairs 主要与 this 连用,也可与表示情况好坏的形容词(如 desirable、happy、sorry、shocking、sad 和 unhappy)以及与时间有关的形容词(如 present 和 current)连用。situation 常用得多,且适用的语境更广泛。state of affairssee ⇨ situation 1 state of af·fairs /ˌ· · ·ˈ·/na situation 事态; 局势; 情况 |
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