1 the situation in which sth happens or that caused sth to happen （事情发生或引致事情发生的）背景，环境: To put our company in context, we are now the third largest in the country. 从行业整体来看的话，我们现在是全国第三大公司。

2 the words that come before or after a word, phrase or sentence that help you to understand its meaning 上下文: You can often guess the meaning of a word from its context. 你常常可以根据上下文推测词义。Taken out of context, his comment made no sense. 断章取义的话，他的话毫无意义。