situate

英 ['s?t??e?t; -tj?-] 美['s?t??et]

CET6TEM4常用詞匯

第三人稱單數:?situates;過去式:?situated;過去分詞:?situated;現在分詞:?situating;

situate 坐落于，位于

來自拉丁語 situare,放置，位于，坐落，來自 situs,地點，位置，詞源同 site.

situate: situate: [16] Situate, originally an adjective, goes back to late Latin situātus ‘placed’, a derivative of Latin situs ‘position’ (from which English gets site [14]). This probably originated as a noun use of situs, the past participle of sinere ‘allow’, hence ‘allow to stay’, hence ‘put’.
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situate (v.): early 15c., "to place in a particular state or condition," from Medieval Latin situatus, past participle of situare "to place, locate," from Latin situs "a place, position" (see site). Related: Situated; situating.
situate (adj.): 1520s, now obsolete, adjective from Late Latin situatus, past participle of situare (see situate (v.)).

1. Let me try and situate the events in their historical context.: 我盡量把這些事件與其歷史背景聯系起來。

2. They are trying to decide where to situate the hospital.: 他們正設法確定醫院的修建地點.

3. How do we situate Christianity in the context of modern physics and psychology?: 我們怎樣把基督教放在現代物理學和心理學的背景下來考慮呢？

4. He can't situate his recollection in any place or at any time.: 他想不起在什么地方,也想不起在什么時間了.

5. The council are trying to decide where to situate the new hospital.: 委員會正試圖決定將新醫院建在何處.