circumstantial
中文来自 ECDICT
- adj.
- 依照情况的
构词拆分
+
-al后缀
Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to produce an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also. · Forming nouns, especially of verbal action.
也可拆分为
circumstance词根/词干
演变路径(由近及远)
- 英语
- 源自 ←拉丁语 circumstantia
词源说明
From Latin circumstantia + English -al, equivalent to circumstance + -ial.
释义(英文)
形容词 Adjective
- Pertaining to or dependent on circumstances, especially as opposed to essentials; incidental, not essential.
- (law) Involving evidence that relies on inference to connect it to a conclusion of fact, thus, suggesting guilt