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incidentally

UK //ˌɪnsɪˈdentəli//US //ˌɪnsɪˈdentəli//

词源

源自拉丁语 'incidentalis',意为“偶然发生的”,后通过英语演变而来。

adverb

❶ 用于引入一个与当前话题相关但并非主要讨论点的信息,相当于中文的“顺便说一句”或“附带提一下”。

“Incidentally, have you heard about the new project at work?”

(顺便问一下,你听说公司的新项目了吗?)

“She mentioned, incidentally, that she would be traveling next week.”

(她顺便提到,她下周要去旅行。)

❶ 表示某事是偶然发生的,并非有意为之,相当于中文的“偶然地”或“不经意间”。

“I incidentally ran into an old friend at the mall.”

(我在商场偶然遇到了一位老朋友。)

“She incidentally discovered the answer while browsing the internet.”

(她在上网时不经意间发现了答案。)

同义词:by the way, in passing, accidentally

常见短语

incidentally enough — 用于强调某事是巧合或偶然发生的,表达一种意外的关联。

“Incidentally enough, we both ended up at the same café.”

(巧的是,我们俩最终都去了同一家咖啡馆。)