Under normal circumstances, the experiment yields consistent results, but slight variations in temperature can alter the outcome.
在正常情况下，实验产生一致的结果，但温度的细微变化可能改变结果。
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 “circumstances”?
C — The conditions or facts affecting a situation. “circumstances” means the conditions or facts affecting a situation.
Which word means “the conditions or facts affecting a situation”?
A — circumstances. “circumstances” means the conditions or facts affecting a situation.
circumstances — the conditions or facts affecting a situation. In Chinese: 情况，环境.
circumstances is pronounced /ˈsɜːkəmstænsɪz/.
Under normal circumstances, the experiment yields consistent results, but slight variations in temperature can alter the outcome. (在正常情况下，实验产生一致的结果，但温度的细微变化可能改变结果。)
conditions, context, situation — all close in meaning to circumstances (the conditions or facts affecting a situation).
Yes. circumstances 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.