
好词典

源自拉丁语 'incidere',意为 '发生' 或 '降临',后进入古法语为 'incident',最终演变为现代英语。
❶ 指发生的事件或事故,通常指不愉快的、意外的小事件,如冲突、意外或纠纷等。
“Several minor incidents occurred during the protest.”
(抗议期间发生了几起小事件。)
“The police reported no serious incidents last night.”
(警方报告昨晚没有发生严重事件。)
isolated incident — 指单独发生的事件,通常强调其偶然性或非重复性。
“The manager assured us that the mistake was an isolated incident.”
(经理向我们保证这次错误是个别事件。)