Circumstantial
[sɜːkəm'stænʃ(ə)l] or [,sɝkəm'stænʃl]
解釋/意思:
(adj.) fully detailed and specific about particulars; 'a circumstantial report about the debate' .
校對:赛克--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(a.) Consisting in, or pertaining to, circumstances or particular incidents.
(a.) Incidental; relating to, but not essential.
(a.) Abounding with circumstances; detailing or exhibiting all the circumstances; minute; particular.
(n.) Something incidental to the main subject, but of less importance; opposed to an essential; -- generally in the plural; as, the circumstantials of religion.
校對:洛丽塔
同義詞及近義詞：
a. Particular, minute, detailed.
編輯:莎蒂
同義詞及反義詞：
SYN:Inferential, constructive, minute, detailed, elaborate, specific
ANT:Jocular, positive, inaccurate, loose, general
編輯:桑德拉
例句/造句/用法:
- Circumstantial evidence is a very tricky thing, answered Holmes thoughtfully. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歷險記.
- At the same time I recognize that the evidence is purely circumstantial, and that some new development may upset it. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯回憶錄.
- Circumstantial evidence is occasionally very convincing, as when you find a trout in the milk, to quote Thoreau's example. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歷險記.
- Mrs Tickit, though minutely circumstantial in her reply, had no settled opinion between five seconds and ten minutes. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- It is strong circumstantial evidence, I will admit, but it is not positive proof. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- The facts which are cited in support of this opinion are too numerous and too circumstantial not to deserve a certain degree of credit. 本傑明·佛蘭克林. 佛蘭克林自傳.
- If ever circumstantial evidence pointed to a criminal it does so here. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歷險記.
- It is the first great revolution in the affairs of mankind of which history has preserved any distinct and circumstantial account. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- The style is very plain and simple; and the only fault I find is, that the author, after the manner of travellers, is a little too circumstantial. 喬納森·斯威夫特. 格列佛遊記.
- My memory is circumstantial and unshaken. 查理斯·狄更斯. 雙城記.
- Thoughtless and superficial people may say, Here is surely a very trumpery little incident related in an absurdly circumstantial manner. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
編輯:桑德拉