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1、侧重点不同
situation 意为“形势，情况，处境，境况”，侧重指的是一种抽象的状况。
例句：Army officers said the situation was under control
陆军军官称局面已经得到了控制。
circumstance意为“环境，状况，条件”。侧重指的是具体的客观环境或条件。
例句：Recent opinion polls show that 60 percent favor abortion under certain circumstances.
最近的民意调查显示，60%的人赞成在某些情况下可以堕胎。
2、用法不同
situation多为单数形式。
circumstance指某种事件或动作发生时的情况，一般都用复数形式。
3、词源不同
situation：15世纪晚期进入英语，直接源自中世纪拉丁语的situationem；最初源自后期拉丁语的situatus，意为国家大事。
circumstance：13世纪早期进入英语，直接源自古法语的circonstance，意为事件周围和伴随的条件；最初源自希腊语peristance。
布丁的信仰
处境英语，plight，/plaɪt/ plightn. 困境；境况；誓约; vt. 保证；约定例如：We were deeply moved by her plight. 她的困境深深地打动了我们。The plight of the Kurds gained global visibility. 库尔德人的困境受到了全球的关注。She spoke with feeling about the plight of the homeless. 她激动地讲述了无家可归者的困境。The country's economic plight is strangling its scientific institutions. 这个国家的经济困境正在抑制其科研机构的发展。They bore their plight with stoicism and fortitude. 他们以坚忍刚毅的精神面对困境。The visit helped to focus world attention on the plight of the refugees. 这次访问促使全世界关注难民困境。The nation saw the plight of the farmers, whose crops had died. 该国看到了农民因庄稼死亡而陷入困境。She was touched by the plight of the refugees. 难民的困境使她受到触动。Last year Collins wrote a moving ballad which highlighted the plight of the homeless. 去年柯林斯写了一首感人的叙事诗，突出描写了无家可归者的苦境。The African elephant is in a desperate plight. 非洲象正面临绝境。参考词组：have a hard time; in a pickle处境危险in a precarious situation; in a dangerous situatio...处境困难be in a hole; tight squeeze; in a tight squeeze; 处境尴尬be placed in an awkward position
