单词 | occurrence |
释义 | occurrence/əˈkʌr(ə)ns /noun 1An incident or event: vandalism used to be a rare occurrence...
Synonyms event, incident, happening, phenomenon, affair, matter, experience, circumstance, development, contingency, eventuality 1.1 [mass noun] The fact or frequency of something happening: the occurrence of cancer increases with age...
Synonyms existence, instance, appearance, manifestation, materialization, development, springing up; frequency, incidence, rate, prevalence; Statistics distribution 1.2 [mass noun] The fact of something existing or being found in a place or under a particular set of conditions: the occurrence of natural gas fields...
OriginMid 16th century: probably from the plural of archaic occurrent, in the same sense, via French from Latin occurrent- 'befalling', from the verb occurrere (see occur). Rhymes |
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