situate

英 [ˈsɪtʃ.u.eɪt]      美 [ˈsɪtʃ.u.eɪt]
  • vt. 使位于;使处于
  • adj. 位于…的
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situate 坐落于,位于

来自拉丁语 situare,放置,位于,坐落,来自 situs,地点,位置,词源同 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.
我尽量把这些事件与其历史背景联系起来。
2. They are trying to decide where to situate the hospital.
他们正设法确定医院的修建地点.
3. How do we situate Christianity in the context of modern physics and psychology?
我们怎样把基督教放在现代物理学和心理学的背景下来考虑呢?
4. He can't situate his recollection in any place or at any time.
他想不起在什么地方,也想不起在什么时间了.
5. The council are trying to decide where to situate the new hospital.
委员会正试图决定将新医院建在何处.

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