"circumstantial" in Chinese (Traditional)
間接的依情況而定的
Definition
與特定情況或細節有關或取決於它們;通常用於證據是基於情境而非直接證明時。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
“Circumstantial evidence”(間接證據)在法律語境中常用,指間接證據。‘Circumstantial’屬於正式、學術性的詞彙,日常用語中不常見。
Examples
The lawyer said the evidence was only circumstantial.
律師說證據只是**間接的**。
His explanation seemed circumstantial and lacked clear facts.
他的解釋顯得很**依情況而定的**,缺乏明確事實。
The news report was full of circumstantial details, not direct evidence.
新聞報導充滿了**間接的**細節,沒有直接證據。
Most of the case was built on circumstantial evidence rather than physical proof.
案件多半是依靠**間接的**證據,而非實體證據建立的。
Her arrest was mainly due to circumstantial factors, not something she actually did.
她被捕主要是因為一些**依情況而定的**因素,不是她真的做了什麼。
There's nothing concrete—just a bunch of circumstantial stuff tying him to the scene.
沒有確鑿證據——只是一些**間接的**東西把他和現場聯繫起來。