context
['kɑntɛkst]
n. 文, 背, 去脉
文

[] 文

1. It is usually easier to pick out the meaning of a phrase in a given context.
   特文解短语含意往往更容易些。
2. The determination of the meaning of a word is often difficult without a context.
   脱文确词含常常。
3. The proxy firewall maintain context more easily than the packet filter firewall.
   火墙滤器火墙易更文

context
[ noun ]

1. discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation

<noun.communication>

2. the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event

<noun.state>
the historical context

Context \Con*text"\, a. [L. contextus, p. p. of contexere to
weave, to unite; con- + texere to weave. See {Text}.]
Knit or woven together; close; firm. [Obs.]

The coats, without, are context and callous. --Derham.


Context \Con"text\, n. [L. contextus; cf. F. contexte .]
The part or parts of something written or printed, as of
Scripture, which precede or follow a text or quoted sentence,
or are so intimately associated with it as to throw light
upon its meaning.

According to all the light that the contexts afford.
--Sharp.


Context \Con*text"\, v. t.
To knit or bind together; to unite closely. [Obs.] --Feltham.

The whole world's frame, which is contexted only by
commerce and contracts. --R. Junius.