摘要:N-VARAcoincidenceis when two or more similar or related events occur at the same time by chance and without any planning. 巧合Mr. Be
coincidence /kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns/ 巧合
N-VAR A coincidence is when two or more similar or related events occur at the same time by chance and without any planning. 巧合Mr. Berry said the timing was a coincidence and that his decision was unrelated to Mr. Roman's departure.贝里先生说时间的安排是个巧合,而且他的决策与罗曼先生的离去毫无关系。以上来源于:《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
以下是“coincidence”的相关信息:
其他形式
- 形容词:coincident,意为“同时发生的;一致的”。例如:“The two events were coincident.”(这两件事是同时发生的。)
- 副词:coincidentally,意为“巧合地;偶然地”。例如:“Coincidentally, we met at the same place again.”(巧合的是,我们又在同一个地方相遇了。)
同义词
- accident(意外;偶然):强调事件发生的偶然性和意外性。例如:“Meeting her there was an accident.”(在那儿遇见她是个意外。)
- chance(机会;偶然):指事情发生的可能性或偶然性。例如:“I met him by chance on the street.”(我在街上偶然遇见了他。)
反义词
- intention(意图;目的):强调行为或事件是有目的、有计划的。例如:“He did it with intention.”(他是故意这么做的。)
- design(设计;计划):表示为了实现某个目标而进行的精心安排。例如:“The building was built according to a special design.”(这座建筑是按照特殊的设计建造的。)
搭配用法
- by coincidence(巧合地):常位于句首或句中作状语。例如:“By coincidence, we both had the same idea.”(巧合的是,我们俩有相同的想法。)
- a coincidence of(……的巧合):后接名词。例如:“a coincidence of events”(事件的巧合)。
- coincidence theory(巧合理论)
- random coincidence(随机巧合)
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