coincidence
翻译
巧合, 偶然, 同时发生
例句
What a coincidence! I was just thinking about you.
真巧!我刚才正在想你呢。
It was a pure coincidence that we met.
我们相遇纯属巧合。
By coincidence, we were on the same flight.
巧的是,我们搭乘了同一趟航班。
语法模式
a coincidence 一个令人惊讶且未经计划的事件 It's a coincidence that they both have the same name.
by coincidence 偶然发生 We met by coincidence at the airport.
近义词
同义词: chance, accident, fluke, serendipity
词源
源自动词 'coincide',来自拉丁语 'co-' (共同) + 'incidere' (落到...上)。指与另一事件“共同落下”的事件。
记忆技巧
想象两个硬币(coin)同时正面朝上落地——一个“coin-cidence”(硬币事件)。