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单词 circumstantial
释义
circumstantial
adjective
uk
/ˌsɜː.kəmˈstæn.ʃəl/us
/ˌsɝː.kəmˈstæn.ʃəl/
containinginformation,especiallyabout acrime, that makes youthinksomething istruebut does notcompletelyproveit:
（尤指关于犯罪）间接的，按情况推测的
circumstantialevidence间接证据
Thecaseagainst her was circumstantial.对她不利的论据是推测而来的。
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(Definition ofcircumstantialfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

circumstantial| American Dictionary

circumstantial
adjective
us
/ˌsɜr·kəmˈstæn·ʃəl/
relatingto thecircumstancesin which somethinghappened, but not to the thing itself:
Thereportsaid most of thedatawas circumstantial, so noconclusionscould bedrawnfrom it.
Thejudgeremindedthejurythat circumstantialevidenceisinformationthat may beimportantbut is notproofofguilt.
(Definition ofcircumstantialfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcircumstantial

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Circumstantialevidence, which he employs in his chronological chapters, but not in this context, points in other directions.
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They distinguish between elective bilinguals, a characteristic of individuals, andcircumstantialbilinguals, a characteristic of groups.
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For building this image, palpable fantasy may be more valuable thancircumstantialevidence.
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The location of these nematodes perhaps providescircumstantialevidence for the occurrence of vertical transmission.
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There iscircumstantialevidence that fibrils may have a protective function.
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We consider the different notions of the etranger as socially constructed andcircumstantial.
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Part of that evidence iscircumstantialand overtly statistical, to be sure, but it is certainly not a void.
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Their being rich, then, is at least partly due to theircircumstantialluck.
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Embodiment links together both broadly cultural andcircumstantialusages, the body taking on its meaning at the intersection of narrative, culture, and social interaction.
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Finally, we providecircumstantialevidence for displacement effects.
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With workers' compensation, the evidence ranges from stronglycircumstantialto clear and compelling.
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In some casescircumstantialevidence provides strong suggestions, and amprolium was just such a case.
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Despite being generally accepted, evidence supporting the mating hypothesis iscircumstantial.
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The liberalism of businessmen was an ideological position ofcircumstantialand defensive convergence and not an effective unity of criteria and interests.
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Only then could expression shed its reliance on transitory,circumstantialtheories like associationalism and uncover its natural foundation.
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