circumstantial meaning in English
adj.
1.按照情况(推测)的；看(当时)情形的。
2.(故事等)详细的。
3.偶然的，不测的；不重要的。
4.礼节隆重的，仪节完备的。
短语和例子
adv.
-ly
Examples
- His pages march on, direct and circumstantial .
他的文章滔滔不绝，稳健有力，紧密细致。 - There is much circumstantial evidence and some direct evidence .
有许多间接证据和一些直接证据。 - It contains the oldest as well as the most circumstantial account now existing of the progress of mankind .
其中关于人类进步过程的记载是现存材料中最古老、最详细的。 - The prosecution introduced few witnesses, the defense none, and evidence was almost entirely circumstantial .
公诉人几乎没有提出证人，没有辩护人，证据几乎都是间接的。 - My wife used to dream occasionally and insist on telling me her dreams next day with circumstantial detail .
过去，我太太有时也作梦，第二天总是非得详详细细，一点不拉地讲给我听不可。