context什么意思?

1.【语】上下文;文章脉络
You can often tell the meaning of a word from its context.
我们往往可以从一个字的上下文知道它的意思.
2.(事件的)来龙去脉,背景
Crime has to be studied in its social contexts.
犯罪活动得联系其社会背景来研究.