contextual
/kənˈtekstʃuəl/ (bre, ipa) · /kənˈtekstʃuəl/ (ame, ipa) · /kän-ˈteks-chə-wəl kən-, -chəl, -chü-əl/ (ame, mw)
contextual — 形容詞
- contextualpositive
- more contextualcomparative
- most contextualsuperlative
1. depending on the situation, surrounding facts, or nearby words that help explain
脈絡的
要結合前後資訊來理解的
depending on the situation, surrounding facts, or nearby words that help explain something.
Theo guessed the missing word from the contextual clues in the paragraph.
Theo 靠段落裡的脈絡線索，猜出那個缺掉的字。
collocation: contextual clues
Ayesha said the joke sounds rude without the contextual details from earlier.
Ayesha 說，如果沒有前文提供的情境細節，這個笑話聽起來很失禮。
Doctors considered the patient's job and home life as contextual factors.
醫師把病人的工作和家庭生活都列為需要考量的情境因素。
The museum label adds contextual information about why the photo mattered then.
博物館的標籤補上了脈絡資訊，說明那張照片當時為何重要。
Beatriz warned that a contextual reading changes once the full letter appears.
Beatriz 提醒大家，等整封信都公開後，原本的脈絡解讀就會改變。
- situational
usually focuses on the immediate circumstances rather than on surrounding language or background information
- background
broader and less formal; often points to general surrounding facts rather than detailed interpretation
- circumstantial
more formal and often used about conditions connected with an event or legal case
- decontextualized
describes something removed from the setting or surrounding information that explains it
- isolated
suggests something is considered on its own instead of together with related details
文法句型
contextual + noun
be + contextual
用法筆記
Often used in academic, historical, and language-analysis writing. Common before nouns such as clue, factor, information, and reading when you want to stress that meaning or importance depends on what surrounds something.