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coincidentally

UK //kəʊˌɪnsɪˈdɛntəli//US //koʊˌɪnsɪˈdɛntəli//

词源

源自拉丁语 'coincidentia'(同时发生),由 'co-'(一起)和 'incidere'(发生)组合而成,后加副词后缀 '-ally'。

adverb

❶ 指两件或多件事情同时发生,但并非有意安排,纯属巧合。常用于描述意外或令人惊讶的同步事件。

“We both wore the same dress to the party coincidentally.”

(我们俩碰巧在派对上穿了同一条裙子。)

“Coincidentally, I ran into my old teacher at the airport yesterday.”

(昨天我在机场偶遇了我的老老师,真是巧合。)

同义词:accidentally, by chance, unexpectedly

常见短语

purely coincidentally — 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。

“Purely coincidentally, we booked the same flight.”

(完全是巧合,我们订了同一班飞机。)