happenstance

🇬🇧 UK/'hæp(ə)n,stæns/🇺🇸 US/'hæpәnstæns/
C2

Definitions

n.

A chance occurrence or coincidence; something that happens accidentally rather than by design.

偶然事件,巧合

🧩 Root Breakdown

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Example Sentences

  • 1.

    It was pure happenstance that they met on the train that fateful day.

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