If words are used out of context, only a small separate part of what was originally said or written is reported, with the result that their meaning is not clear or is not understood.

The reporter took my remarks completely out of context. 记者引用我的话完全是断章取义。

He claimed to have been quoted out of context.

She stood by her husband and insisted that his remarks had been taken out of context.

Out of context, this paragraph makes absolutely no sense.

She said that the quotation attributed to her was accurate but out of context.

See also: context (LANGUAGE)