context /ˈkɔntekst/ n.  1.［c］背景，环境: study corruption in its social context 从社会角度去研究腐败现象［考句］ We are doing this work in the context of reforms in the economic, social and cultural spheres.我们是在经济、社会和文化领域改革的背景下做这项工作。2.上下文，语境：guess the meaning of a word from its context  根据上下文猜出词意 in context 在上下文中：A word is best learned in context. 一个词在一定上下文中最容易学会。out of context 脱离上下文，割裂地：He quoted a remark out of context. 他断章取义。