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hap

UK /hæp/US /hæp/

词源

源自中古英语 'happen' 的缩写,与古挪威语 'happ'(运气、机会)同源,最终可能源于原始日耳曼语词根。

noun

❶ 指偶然发生的事件或运气,通常带有不可预测或随机的意味,常用于文学或古语中。

“By some strange hap, they met again after twenty years.”

(由于某种奇妙的机缘,他们在二十年后再次相遇。)

“It was mere hap that led him to discover the hidden treasure.”

(纯粹是运气让他发现了隐藏的宝藏。)

同义词:chance, luck, fortune, accident, serendipity

verb

❶ 偶然发生或碰巧遇到某事,常用于古语或诗歌中,表示不经意的相遇或事件。

“If we hap to meet in the city, let's have coffee.”

(如果我们在城里偶遇,就一起喝杯咖啡吧。)

“He haps upon the solution while taking a walk.”

(他在散步时偶然想到了解决办法。)

同义词:happen, occur, befall, chance, transpire

常见短语

by hap — 表示偶然或碰巧发生某事,强调事件的随机性而非计划性。

“By hap, the letter arrived on the very day she needed it.”

(碰巧,那封信就在她需要的那天到了。)

hap upon — 偶然发现或遇到某事,常用于描述不经意的相遇或发现。

“She haps upon an old friend while browsing the bookstore.”

(她在书店闲逛时偶然遇到了一位老朋友。)