释义 |
accident /akˈsi-dənt/ noun- Anything that happens
- An unforeseen or unexpected event
- A chance
- A mishap
- An unessential quality or property
- Unevenness of surface
ORIGIN: L accidēns, -entis, prp of accidere to happen, from ad to, and cadere to fall accidental /-dentˈ/ adjective - Happening by chance
- Not essential
noun- A sharp, flat, or natural not in the key signature (music)
- (in pl) the strong chance effects of light (art)
- A non-essential feature
- Item
accidentˈalism noun - The state or quality of being accidental
- Chance manner
- A system based on symptoms rather than on causes (medicine)
- Use of accidentals (art)
- The theory that events happen without a cause (philosophy)
accidentalˈity noun accidentˈally adverb accidentˈed adjective - Uneven
- Varied
acˈcident-prone adjective (usu predicative) more than normally liable to have accidents a chapter of accidents - An unforeseen course of events
- A series of accidents
|