coincidence
UK/kәu'insidәns/US
IELTSTOEFL高考六级考研B2
释义
n.
A surprising occurrence of events at the same time, apparently by chance.
巧合。
n.
The fact of two or more things matching or occupying the same position.
(时间或空间上的)一致,重合。
词根拆分
词根派生coincide共同,一起
+
-ence不,相反的
=coincidence
coincide + -ence(状态后缀)=「一起落定的状态」。最常见是日常义:两件事落在同一时刻却无安排好的关联——「真巧!」也保留「精确重合」的技术义。参见 coincide。
常用搭配
- 1.mere coincidence纯粹巧合
- 2.strange coincidence奇怪的巧合
例句
- 1.
It was pure coincidence that we booked the same hotel.
我们订了同一家酒店纯属巧合。
- 2.
By an odd coincidence, they share the same birthday.
出于奇怪的巧合,他们生日相同。