单词 | accident |
释义 | ac·ci·dent ![]() n. 1. a. An unexpected and undesirable event, especially one resulting in damage or harm: an accident on the assembly line; car accidents on icy roads. b. An unforeseen event that is not the result of intention or has no apparent cause: A series of happy accidents led to his promotion. c. An instance of involuntary urination or defecation. 2. Lack of intention; chance: ran into an old friend by accident. 3. Philosophy An attribute of a substance that is not essential to its nature. [Middle English, chance event, from Old French, from Latin accidēns, accident-, present participle of accidere, to happen : ad-, ad- + cadere, to fall; see kad- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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