state of affairs

英 [steɪt ɒv əˈfeəz]

美 [steɪt əv əˈferz]

n.  事态; 情势; 情形

法律

Collins.1

牛津词典

• 以上各词均指情况、状况。
  These are all words for the conditions and facts that are connected with and affect the way things are.
• 指情况、状况、形势、局面：
  all the things that are happening at a particular time and in a particular place
  1. the present economic situation
     目前的经济形势
• 指条件、环境、状况、境况、（尤指）经济状况：
  the facts that are connected with and affect a situation, an event or an action; the conditions of a person's life, especially the money they have
  1. The ship sank in mysterious circumstances.
     那艘船神秘地沉没了。
• 指处境、地位、状况：
  the situation that sb is in, especially when it affects what they can and cannot do
  1. She felt she was in a position of power.
     她觉得她自己有权力。
• 指居住、工作或做事情的环境、境况、条件，影响某事发生的物质环境、状态、条件：
  the circumstances in which people live, work or do things; the physical situation that affects how sth happens
  1. We were forced to work outside in freezing conditions.
     我们被迫在户外天寒地冻的环境下工作。
• 指实情、事实：
  the true situation
  1. If that is the case (= if the situation described is true) , we need more staff.
     如果真是那样，我们就需要更多的员工了。
• 指事态、情况、形势：
  a situation
  1. How did this unhappy state of affairs come about?
     这种不幸的情况是怎么发生的呢？

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 一般状态;事态
  If you refer to a particularstate of affairs, you mean the general situation and circumstances connected with someone or something.
  1. This state of affairs cannot continue for too long, if parliament is to recover...
     如果议会想要恢复常态的话，这种状态就不会持续太久。
  2. The nation had a chance to move towards a more democratic, and modern, state of affairs.
     该国有可能变得更加民主、更加现代化。

双语例句

• What are the reasons for this complicated state of affairs?
  导致这一复杂的情况的原因是什么？
• The nation had a chance to move towards a more democratic, and modern, state of affairs.
  该国有可能变得更加民主、更加现代化。
• This state of affairs can no longer be ignored.
  再不能无视这种情况了。
• The French-speaking Africans even have a phrase for this state of affairs.
  讲法语的非洲人对这种事态甚至还有个说法。
• The police have special powers to deal with this state of affairs.
  警方有权处理这类事态。
• It is likely that this is the normal state of affairs.
  很有可能这是种普通状况。
• It was a sad state of affairs when children aren't taught to read properly.
  当孩子们没有被教导正确的阅读是一件很糟糕的事。
• Except that this would be to misunderstand how this state of affairs has come about.
  只不过，这将是对目前状况成因的误解。
• This state of affairs cannot continue for too long, if parliament is to recover
  如果议会想要恢复常态的话，这种状态就不会持续太久。
• This is a disgraceful state of affairs and cries out for a thorough investigation.
  整个事件很不光彩，亟须彻查。