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coincidental

UK //kəʊˌɪnsɪˈdɛnt(ə)l//US //koʊˌɪnsɪˈdɛnt(ə)l//

词源

源自拉丁语 'coincident-'(同时发生),由 'co-'(一起)和 'incidere'(发生)组合而成,后通过法语进入英语。

adjective

❶ 指两件事同时发生或存在相似之处,但并非刻意安排或存在因果关系,强调纯属偶然的巧合。

“It was purely coincidental that we both wore the same dress to the party.”

(我们在派对上穿了同一条裙子纯属巧合。)

“The timing of their arrival was coincidental with the start of the storm.”

(他们到达的时间恰好与暴风雨开始的时间一致。)

同义词:accidental, fortuitous, unplanned, chance, serendipitous

常见短语

purely coincidental — 强调某事完全是偶然发生的,没有任何人为安排或隐藏原因。

“The similarity in their research findings was purely coincidental.”

(他们研究结果的相似性纯属巧合。)