| 单词 | incidental to |
| 释义 | > as lemmasincidental to 2. incidental to: liable to happen to; to which a thing is liable or exposed. incidental upon: following upon as an incident. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > occurrence > [adjective] > liable to happen probable?a1425 likely1437 casualc1440 incident1488 incidental to1616 liable1619 the world > existence and causation > existence > extrinsicality or externality > [adjective] > non-essential > following upon as an incident incidental upon1851 the world > existence and causation > causation > effect, result, or consequence > [adjective] > dependent or contingent > on something contingent1613 pendulous1655 incidental upon1851 1616 Coryat in J. Taylor Wks. (1630) ii. 83 If I should happen to be destitute; a matter very incidentall to a poore Footman Pilgrim. 1665 T. Mall Offer of Farther Help 96 Those temptations that are incidental to a suffering state. 1732 G. Berkeley Alciphron I. i. x. 31 I who am no great Genius have a Weakness incidental to little ones. 1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth vi, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. I. 141 The hesitation incidental to the use of a foreign language. 1851 H. Spencer Social Statics 70 Others..may contend that..with the rightly constituted or moral man, correct conduct to others is merely incidental upon the fulfilment of his own nature. 1888 J. Inglis Tent Life Tigerland 148 The dangers incidental to pigsticking. < as lemmas |
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