| 单词 | accidental |
| 释义 | accidental (once / 404 pages) 1adj 2n Anything accidental happens by chance or unintentionally. People don't mean to do accidental things. An accident is something unforeseen that no one wanted to happen, like a car accident or getting hit by lightning. You can describe anything like that as accidental. Bumping into a stranger could be accidental. Forgetting to pay a bill is accidental. This word covers all the things that no one really meant or planned to happen. There are a lot of accidental events in the world, which is one reason insurance exists. WORD FAMILYaccidental: accidentally, accidentals+/accident: accidental, accidents USAGE EXAMPLESA police investigation confirmed it was an accidental, self-inflicted gunshot wound. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) In short, Mr. Snowden’s arrival in Moscow was neither accidental nor the work of the U.S. government. Wall Street Journal(Dec 31, 2016) Department of Information Technology Commissioner Denis Goulet said Thursday it appears the data was accessible to the patient through an accidental computer configuration. Washington Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1 adj happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally 2accidental poisoning an accidental shooting Syn inadvertent unintended not deliberate n a musical notation that makes a note sharp or flat or natural although that is not part of the key signature Hyper musical notation (music) notation used by musicians |
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