单词 | incident |
释义 | Word Frequency incident(ˈɪnsɪdənt) noun 1. a distinct or definite occurrence; event 2. a minor, subsidiary, or related event or action 3. a relatively insignificant event that might have serious consequences, esp in international politics 4. a public disturbance the police had reports of an incident outside a pub 5. the occurrence of something interesting or exciting the trip was not without incident adjective 6. (postpositive; foll by to) related (to) or dependent (on) 7. (when postpositive, often foll by to) having a subsidiary or minor relationship (with) 8. (esp of a beam of light or particles) arriving at or striking a surface incident electrons Word origin C15: from Medieval Latin incidens an event, from Latin incidere, literally: to fall into, hence befall, happen, from in-2 + cadere to fall |
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