This sense is the thinking one: to place an idea, an event, or a piece of work inside a bigger picture, so that people can see what it belongs to.

This sense is the thinking one這個意思是思考類的 to place an idea, an event, or a piece of work把一個想法、一個事件，或一份作品 inside a bigger picture放進更大的脈絡裡 so that people can see what it belongs to讓人看得出它屬於什麼

A historian situates a war in the years that led up to it. A writer situates her novel within the tradition of other novels like it.

A historian一位歷史學家 situates把 a war一場戰爭 in the years that led up to it放進帶來這場戰爭的那幾年裡。A writer一位作家 situates把 her novel她的小說 within the tradition of other novels like it放進和它類似的其他小說的傳統裡

You are not moving anything; you are saying "here is where this sits, and here is what it sits next to." It is an academic word, common in essays, papers, and serious book reviews, and rare in conversation. It very often comes with in or within.

You are not moving anything你不是在搬動什麼東西 you are saying你是在說 "here is where this sits, and here is what it sits next to."「這東西是放在這裡，它旁邊放的是這個」 It is an academic word這是個學術用字 common in essays, papers, and serious book reviews常出現在論文、報告，還有正式的書評裡 and rare in conversation口語裡很少用。It它 very often很常 comes with搭配 in or within「in」或「within」

The older, plainer sense is physical — to put a building or place somewhere — but in that sense English almost always uses the past participle: the hotel is situated near the beach. So learners meet situated far more often than situate.

The older, plainer sense比較舊、比較單純的意思 is physical是指實際位置 to put a building or place somewhere把建築物或地方放在某個地方 but in that sense但用這個意思的時候 English almost always uses the past participle英文幾乎都用過去分詞 the hotel is situated near the beach這間飯店位在海邊附近。So所以 learners學習者 meet遇到 situatedsituated這個字 far more often次數多很多 than situate比situate

The thinking sense borrows the same shape: this argument is situated within a wider debate. The noun from the same root is situation, and the family likeness helps: a situation is where things stand, and to situate is to say where something stands.

The thinking sense思考的這個意思 borrows the same shape借用了同樣的形式 this argument is situated within a wider debate這個論點被放進更大的辯論脈絡裡。The noun from the same root同一個字根的名詞 is situation是situation and the family likeness helps而這種字族的相似性有幫助 a situation is where things standsituation指的是事情所處的狀態 and to situate is to say where something standssituate則是指出某個東西所處的位置