The success of the expedition depended on the favorable circumstance of clear weather and calm seas.
这次探险的成功取决于晴朗天气和平静海面这一有利条件。
In his address, the university president begins with a personal story about struggling academically as a first-generation college student, using that story to introduce the announcement of a new scholarship fund for students in similar circumstances.
From a Text Structure and Purpose question · Craft and Structure
Which choice best defines “circumstance”?
A — A fact or condition. “circumstance” means a fact or condition.
Which word means “a fact or condition”?
D — circumstance. “circumstance” means a fact or condition.
circumstance — a fact or condition. In Chinese: 情况，环境.
circumstance is pronounced /ˈsɜːrkəmstæns/.
The success of the expedition depended on the favorable circumstance of clear weather and calm seas. (这次探险的成功取决于晴朗天气和平静海面这一有利条件。)
condition, factor, situation — all close in meaning to circumstance (a fact or condition).
Yes. circumstance is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
circum(environment)+stance(condition)