N-SING 一般状态;事态 If you refer to a particular state of affairs, you mean the general situation and circumstances connected with someone or something. 一般状态;事态
This state of affairs cannot continue for too long, if parliament is to recover.
如果议会想要恢复常态的话,这种状态就不会持续太久。
The nation had a chance to move towards a more democratic, and modern, state of affairs.