adapt

「adapt」是（經過改變、修正的）「適應」，例如：

These books are adapted to children in primary school.（這些書，是為了適合小學兒童的需要改寫的。）

Coming from a village, it took some time for the family to adapt to living in a big city.（這來自鄉村的家庭，花了一些時間適應大城市的生活。）

The chameleon's ability to camouflage itself allows it to adapt to new environments and hide from predators.（變色龍偽裝的能力，讓自己能適應新環境、躲避掠食者。）

circumstance

「circumstance」通常是「環境」或「情勢」，甚至是「命運」，例如：

You might say that we've been victims of circumstance. （你可以說我們一直不走運吧。）

Under no circumstances, we must take this lightly.（在這種情況下，我們千萬不可掉以輕心。）

The scene and circumstances at that moment were so very frightening.（當時的情景，實在令人害怕。）

consist in

「consist」是「組成」；但「consist in」意思則是「在於」，例如：

A home does not consist in the quality of its architecture and decoration.（家的感覺不在於雄偉建築、裝飾華麗。）

Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in the consciousness that we deserve them.（尊嚴並不在於擁有榮耀，而在於是否應得。）

Happiness does not consist in how many possessions you own.（幸福在於知足。）