單字概述與用法
coincidental是一個形容詞,語意為偶然的、巧合的,指某事是非計劃中的、沒有預期的,純粹是巧合,主要用於描述事件、時間、地點等的巧合性。它的比較級跟最高級為more coincidental / most coincidental。
- 形容詞:偶然的、巧合的
coincident和coincidental的差別:
- 這兩個字都有「巧合」的意思,但coincident則偏向於描述在時間或空間上的同時發生或對齊,通常用於更正式或專業的語境中。而coincidental在描述意外或無預期的巧合時更常用,所以在日常對話中,人們通常會選擇使用coincidental來表達巧合的概念。
- 如果想強調的是兩件事件「發生的時間相同」,而不特別強調它們發生的巧合性,那麼使用coincident會更合適。coincident強調的是事件或狀況在時間或空間上的同時發生或對齊,而不必然涉及任何偶然性或意外性。
- coincidental:通常用來描述兩個或多個事件的偶然或意外的同時發生,強調這種同時發生是出乎意料的,更常用於日常對話和敘述,強調巧合或意外性。
例句:
It was purely coincidental that they wore the same outfit to the party.
他們穿著同樣的衣服去參加聚會純屬巧合。
It was purely coincidental that we ran into each other at the airport.
我們在機場偶遇純屬巧合。
-coincident:描述兩個或多個事件、情況或物體在時間或空間上的同時發生或對齊,更常用於數學、物理或技術語境中,描述兩個量或現象的對齊或同時存在。
例句:
Her son's birth was coincident with the end of the war.
她兒子出生的時候剛好的戰爭結束的時候。
The orbits of these two planets are almost coincident.
這兩顆行星的軌道幾乎是重合的。
形容詞:偶然的、巧合的
常見搭配詞:
- It is purely / completely coincidental that SV
...純粹是巧合
例句:It was purely coincidental that we both wore the same dress to the party.
我們兩個在派對上穿了同一件裙子純粹是巧合。 - find it coincidental that SV
覺得...很巧合
例句:I found it coincidental that we both decided to wear blue on the same day.
我發現很巧合的是,我們都決定在同一天穿藍色衣服。 - seem coincidental
...似乎是巧合
例句:The similarity between the two novels seems coincidental, as the authors had never met.
這兩本小說之間的相似性似乎是巧合,因為作者從未見過面。 - have a coincidental meeting
偶然碰見
例句:I had a coincidental meeting with an old friend while traveling.
我在旅行時偶然遇到了一位老朋友。 - make a coincidental discovery
偶然的發現
例句:The scientist made a coincidental discovery that changed the course of his research.
這位科學家的一個偶然發現改變了他的研究進程。 - the coincidental timing
事件發生的時間碰巧相同
例句:The coincidental timing of our visits meant we ran into each other at the museum.
由於我們參觀的時間碰巧相同,我們在博物館偶遇了。 - coincidental events
偶然的事件
例句:Several coincidental events led to the solution of the mystery.
幾個偶然的事件讓這個謎團解開。 - the coincidental resemblance
巧合的相似
例句:The coincidental resemblance between the two paintings is astonishing.
這兩幅畫之間的巧合相似之處令人驚訝。 - coincidental factors
偶然的因素
例句:There were several coincidental factors that contributed to the team's success.
有幾個偶然的因素促成了團隊的成功。
例句:
- The similarities between their stories are more coincidental than we initially thought.
他們故事之間的相似之處比我們最初認為的更加巧合。 - This is the most coincidental event I've ever witnessed.
這是我見過的最巧合的事件。 - We both chose the same vacation spot; it was completely coincidental.
我們兩個選擇了同一個度假地點;這完全是巧合。 - Her arrival at the cafe just as he was leaving was purely coincidental.
她到達咖啡店的時間正好是他離開的時候,純粹是巧合。 - It's coincidental that we both have the same birthday.
我們兩人同一天生日真是巧合。 - The two events happening on the same day was entirely coincidental.
兩件事在同一天發生完全是巧合。 - They discovered a coincidental link between their family histories.
他們發現他們的家族史之間有巧合的關聯。 - Our meeting at the museum was coincidental; neither of us planned it.
我們在博物館的會面是巧合的;我們都沒有計劃。 - Their ideas were surprisingly coincidental, considering they worked independently.
考慮到(儘管)他們是獨立工作的,他們的想法很巧合地相似。
同義詞:
- accidental 偶然的、意外的 adj. 表示某事是未經計劃或預期的結果。
例句:The meeting in the park was purely accidental.
我們在公園的相遇純粹是偶然的。 - fortuitous 偶然的、幸運的 adj. 指的是某事的發生是出乎意料的,但結果可能是有利的。
例句:The rain stopped just as we started our outdoor event; it was fortuitous timing.
正當我們開始室外活動時,雨停了;這真是幸運。 - random 任意的、隨機的 adj. 指的是沒有明確模式或預期的順序。
例句:The selection of participants was completely random.
參與者的選擇是完全隨機的。 - unexpected 意外的 adj. 表示某事是出乎預期的。
例句:Her response was unexpected, but we adapted quickly.
她的反應是出乎意料的,但我們很快就適應了。
衍生字:
- incident 事件 n.
- coincidence 巧合 n.
- coincident 同時發生的、巧合的 adj.
- coincidentally 巧合地 adv.
- incidental 附帶的、次要的 adj.
- incidentally 順帶一提 adv.
