Circumstantial
“Circumstantial”是一个形容词,主要有两个含义:
- 间接的:基于情况、环境而非直接证据的
- 详细的:详细描述情况的
- The evidence was only circumstantial. (证据只是间接的。)
- The circumstantial details were important. (情况的细节很重要。)
- They had circumstantial proof but no direct evidence. (他们有间接证据但没有直接证据。)
“Circumstantial”来自名词 “circumstance”(情况),加上后缀 “-ial”(形容词后缀)。
- 词根:circumstance(情况)
- 后缀:-ial(形容词后缀)
“Circumstantial”常用于描述基于情况、环境而非直接证据的,在法律和日常语境中经常使用。
- 名词形式:circumstance(情况)
- 副词形式:circumstantially(间接地)
可以将 “circumstantial” 与 “circumstance”(情况)联系起来,“-ial” 后缀表示”基于情况的”。
In the crime show, all the evidence was circumstantial - no one actually saw the crime happen, but there were clues that pointed to the suspect. The detective had to piece together all the circumstantial evidence to build a case. It was fascinating to see how indirect evidence can still be compelling.
在犯罪节目中,所有证据都是间接的——没有人真正看到犯罪发生,但有线索指向嫌疑人。侦探必须拼凑所有间接证据来建立案件。看到间接证据如何仍然令人信服,这很有趣。