英语词汇“accidental”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

ac·ci·den·tal

(ăk′sĭ-dĕntl)

adj.

1. Occurring unexpectedly, unintentionally, or by chance.

2. Music Of or relating to an accidental.

3. Being an animal, especially a bird, that has strayed beyond its normal range.

1. A property, factor, or attribute that is not essential.

2. Music

a. Any of various signs that indicate the alteration of a note by one or two semitones or the cancellation of a previous sign.

b. A note that has been marked with such a sign.

3. An animal that has strayed beyond its normal range.

ac′ci·dental·ly, ac′ci·dently adv.

Synonyms: accidental, fortuitous, contingent, incidental
These adjectives apply to what happens unintentionally. Accidental primarily refers to what occurs by chance: an accidental meeting.
It can also mean subordinate or nonessential: "Poetry is something to which words are the accidental, not by any means the essential form" (Frederick W. Robertson).
Fortuitous stresses chance even more strongly: "the happy combination of fortuitous circumstances" (Sir Walter Scott).
Contingent describes what is possible but uncertain because of unforeseen or uncontrollable factors: "The results of confession were not contingent, they were certain" (George Eliot).
Incidental refers to a minor or unanticipated result or accompaniment: "There is scarcely any practice which is so corrupt as not to produce some incidental good" (Enoch Mellor).

accidental

left to right: G natural, G flat, G sharp

单词	accidental
释义	ac·ci·den·tal (ăk′sĭ-dĕntl) adj. 1. Occurring unexpectedly, unintentionally, or by chance. 2. Music Of or relating to an accidental. 3. Being an animal, especially a bird, that has strayed beyond its normal range. n. 1. A property, factor, or attribute that is not essential. 2. Music a. Any of various signs that indicate the alteration of a note by one or two semitones or the cancellation of a previous sign. b. A note that has been marked with such a sign. 3. An animal that has strayed beyond its normal range. ac′ci·dental·ly, ac′ci·dently adv. *Synonyms:* accidental, fortuitous, contingent, incidental These adjectives apply to what happens unintentionally. Accidental primarily refers to what occurs by chance: an accidental meeting. It can also mean subordinate or nonessential: "Poetry is something to which words are the accidental, not by any means the essential form" (Frederick W. Robertson). Fortuitous stresses chance even more strongly: "the happy combination of fortuitous circumstances" (Sir Walter Scott). Contingent describes what is possible but uncertain because of unforeseen or uncontrollable factors: "The results of confession were not contingent, they were certain" (George Eliot). Incidental refers to a minor or unanticipated result or accompaniment: "There is scarcely any practice which is so corrupt as not to produce some incidental good" (Enoch Mellor). accidental left to right: G natural, G flat, G sharp
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