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

A happenstance is a coincidental event. If you call your brother on the phone, that's intentional. If you bump into him in a restaurant, it's happenstance.

Happenstance is a combination of the words, happen and circumstance. Whereas circumstances are the conditions that surround an event, happenstance is the event itself. If you have no food at home so you go out to eat and sit next to a charming person who you end up marrying, your meeting was happenstance and your being hungry and having no food at home were the circumstances.

WORD FAMILY

happenstance: happenstances

USAGE EXAMPLES

By happenstance, one of his hospital roommates was Robert Clement, the father of future Gov. Frank Clement.

Washington Times(Nov 20, 2016)

Kryptowire discovered the problem through a combination of happenstance and curiosity.

New York Times(Nov 15, 2016)

But Wilson can’t rely on happenstance to fix this problem.

Washington Times(Nov 14, 2016)

n an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental

Syn|Hyper

coincidence

accident, chance event, fortuity, stroke

anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause

单词	happenstance
释义	happenstance (once / 52068 pages) n A happenstance is a coincidental event. If you call your brother on the phone, that's intentional. If you bump into him in a restaurant, it's happenstance. Happenstance is a combination of the words, happen and circumstance. Whereas circumstances are the conditions that surround an event, happenstance is the event itself. If you have no food at home so you go out to eat and sit next to a charming person who you end up marrying, your meeting was happenstance and your being hungry and having no food at home were the circumstances. WORD FAMILY happenstance: happenstances USAGE EXAMPLES By happenstance, one of his hospital roommates was Robert Clement, the father of future Gov. Frank Clement. Washington Times(Nov 20, 2016) Kryptowire discovered the problem through a combination of happenstance and curiosity. New York Times(Nov 15, 2016) But Wilson can’t rely on happenstance to fix this problem. Washington Times(Nov 14, 2016) n an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental Syn\|Hyper coincidence accident, chance event, fortuity, stroke anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
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