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accidental

🇬🇧 UK/.æksi'dentl/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLB1

Definitions

adj.

Happening by chance or without intention; not essential; incidental.

意外的;偶然的;非主要的

n.

A musical symbol (sharp, flat, or natural) that temporarily alters a note outside the key signature.

(乐谱中的)临时变音记号

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
acto, toward
+
cidfall, befall, happen
+
entperforming, being in a state
+
alrelating to, having the nature of
=accidental

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The damage was accidental, not intentional.

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