incidental

adjective

/ˌɪnsɪˈdentl/

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incidental (to something) happening in connection with something else, but not as important as it, or not intended
- The discovery was incidental to their main research.
- incidental music (= music used with a play or a film to give atmosphere)
- You may be able to get help with incidental expenses (= small costs that you have in connection with something).
Extra Examples
- Information skills are not merely incidental to the curriculum but central to it.
- The fact that the concert made a profit was considered incidental.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
adverb
- entirely
- purely
- merely
- …
preposition
- to
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incidental to something (specialist) happening as a natural result of something
- These risks are incidental to the work of a firefighter.

Word Originearly 17th cent.: originally from medieval Latin incidentalis, from Latin incident- ‘falling upon, happening to’, from the verb incidere, from in- ‘upon’ + cadere ‘to fall’.

incidental

noun

/ˌɪnsɪˈdentl/

[usually plural]

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something that happens in connection with something else, but is less important
- You'll need money for incidentals such as tips and taxis.
Word Originearly 17th cent.: originally from medieval Latin incidentalis, from Latin incident- ‘falling upon, happening to’, from the verb incidere, from in- ‘upon’ + cadere ‘to fall’.

单词	incidental
释义	incidental adjective /ˌɪnsɪˈdentl/ /ˌɪnsɪˈdentl/ jump to other results incidental (to something) happening in connection with something else, but not as important as it, or not intended The discovery was incidental to their main research. incidental music (= music used with a play or a film to give atmosphere) You may be able to get help with incidental expenses (= small costs that you have in connection with something). Extra Examples Information skills are not merely incidental to the curriculum but central to it. The fact that the concert made a profit was considered incidental. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be adverb entirely purely merely … preposition to See full entry incidental to something (specialist) happening as a natural result of something These risks are incidental to the work of a firefighter. Word Originearly 17th cent.: originally from medieval Latin incidentalis, from Latin incident- ‘falling upon, happening to’, from the verb incidere, from in- ‘upon’ + cadere ‘to fall’. incidental noun /ˌɪnsɪˈdentl/ /ˌɪnsɪˈdentl/ [usually plural] jump to other results something that happens in connection with something else, but is less important You'll need money for incidentals such as tips and taxis. Word Originearly 17th cent.: originally from medieval Latin incidentalis, from Latin incident- ‘falling upon, happening to’, from the verb incidere, from in- ‘upon’ + cadere ‘to fall’.
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