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 ‘a(chǎn)llow’, hence ‘a(chǎn)llow to stay’, hence ‘put’. => site
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.)).
雙語(yǔ)例句
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(lián)系起來(lái)。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
2. They are trying to decide where to situate the hospital.
他們正設(shè)法確定醫(yī)院的修建地點(diǎn).
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
3. How do we situate Christianity in the context of modern physics and psychology?