coincidence
翻译
巧合, 偶然
例句
It was a coincidence that we were on the same flight.
我们搭乘同一航班纯属巧合。
What a coincidence! I was just thinking about you.
真巧啊!我刚才正在想你呢。
语法模式
a ((coincidence)) 一件巧合的事 Meeting her there was a pure coincidence.
by ((coincidence)) 偶然地 By coincidence, we both wore the same shirt.
近义词
同义词: chance, accident, fluke, serendipity
词源
源自动词“coincide”。“co-”(共同)+“incidere”(落下)+“-ence”(名词后缀)。指事件的“共同落下”。
记忆技巧
可以记成“co-incidents”——即偶然共同发生的事件(incidents)。