基本含义
accidental 是一个形容词,意为“意外的;偶然的;非故意的”。它描述某事并非计划中发生,而是出于巧合或疏忽。
常见用法
an accidental discovery—— 一次偶然的发现accidental damage—— 意外损坏It was purely accidental.—— 这完全是偶然的。
例句解析
- The fire was caused by an accidental spark from the machine.
(火灾是由机器产生的意外火花引起的。) - Her success was partly accidental, but she worked hard to make the most of it.
(她的成功部分是偶然的,但她努力把握住了机会。) - He made an accidental remark that offended everyone.
(他无意中说了一句话,冒犯了所有人。)
注意事项
不要将 accidental 与副词 accidentally 混淆。前者是形容词,修饰名词;后者是副词,修饰动词、形容词或其他副词。
- 正确:The spill was accidental.(溢出是意外的。)
- 正确:She accidentally deleted the file.(她不小心删除了文件。)