circumstantial
🇬🇧/ˌsɜːkəmˈstænʃ(ə)l/ 🇺🇸/ˌsɜːrkəmˈstænʃ(ə)l/
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Circumstantial evidence is evidence that makes it seem likely that something happened, but does not prove it. 好像发生过却无法证明的
adjective [原级] 依照情况的；详细的，详尽的；偶然的
Fast work by the police had started producing circumstantial evidence. 警方已快速开展了建立旁证的工作。
后缀: al
【adjective】 表示具有某种性质的 - indicating pertaining to or characterized by
原词: circumstantial
是通过后缀 【al】 构成的派生词
circum(绕圈) + stant(站， 立) + ial → 处于周围 → 不重要的
- 网友用 “Circumstantial” 造句精选
- The evidence against him was purely circumstantial. 不利于他的证据纯粹是间接证据。
- Their problems were circumstantial rather than personal. 他们的困难是环境而非个人所致。
- The case against him was largely circumstantial. 对他不利的案情大多为间接推测的。