situate
UK/'sɪtʃʊeɪt/US/'sitjueit/
NGSL 3kC1
Definitions
v.
To place or position something in a particular location or context
使位于；将……置于（某背景下）
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedFrom Latin situāre, 'to place.' To situate is to set something in its place — literally (the town is situated on a hill) or figuratively (situate the argument in its historical context).
Root sit still carries 98 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.situate within a context置于某一背景下
- 2.situate in a location将……设于某地
- 3.[situate historically]从历史角度定位
- 4.situate oneself确定自身所处位置
Example Sentences
- 1.
The village is situated in a deep valley.
- 2.
She situates the novel within the wider feminist movement.