coincidence
翻譯
巧合, 偶然, 同時發生
例句
What a coincidence! I was just thinking about you.
真巧!我剛才正在想你呢。
It was a pure coincidence that we met.
我們相遇純屬巧合。
By coincidence, we were on the same flight.
巧的是,我們搭乘了同一趟航班。
文法模式
a coincidence 一個令人驚訝且未經計劃的事件 It's a coincidence that they both have the same name.
by coincidence 偶然發生 We met by coincidence at the airport.
近義詞
同義詞: chance, accident, fluke, serendipity
詞源
源自動詞 'coincide',來自拉丁語 'co-' (共同) + 'incidere' (落到...上)。指與另一事件「共同落下」的事件。
記憶技巧
想像兩個硬幣(coin)同時正面朝上落地——一個「coin-cidence」(硬幣事件)。