that was a statement

问题描述:

that was a statement
一个人说 great job 做得好
然后另一个人说 that was a statement 翻译成是 那是必须的.
statement 在这里是啥意思?是不是结合语境翻译的?

statement ['steitmənt] n.
声明;陈述,叙述;报表,清单