context

背景、状況

出来事や考えを理解する手がかりになる、周囲の状況。

やさしい英語で： The situation around an event or idea that helps you understand it.

• You need to understand the context.
• The film explores the social context of the war.
• Without that context, her decision seems strange.

使い方： in the context of something (The decision makes sense in the context of the crisis.); put something in context (This information puts the debate in context.)

類義語： background, circumstances, setting

よく使う表現： in context, historical context, context of something, social context

文脈

語句や文章の前後にあり、その意味を理解する手がかりになる言葉。

やさしい英語で： The words around a word or passage that help you understand its meaning.

• Guess the word from context.
• They quoted my words out of context.
• Read the whole paragraph to see the context.

使い方： out of context (The sentence sounds rude when taken out of context.)

よく使う表現： from context, out of context, context clues