| 单词 | coincidental |
| 释义 | coincidental (once / 9156 pages) adj Things that are coincidental take place at the same time, but there isn't any connection. It's just chance — a coincidence. Sometimes things seem connected because they happen at the same time, but they really aren't: they're just coincidental. A sports fan might have a lucky shirt he wears to bring his team luck. But, if his team wins, that's just coincidental. Shirts, unfortunately, don't influence game outcomes. Coincidental is the opposite of causal, which means one thing directly causing another to happen. When coincidental things happen — like a friend calls just when you were thinking of her — it's just luck or chance. WORD FAMILYcoincidental: coincidentally+/coincide: coincided, coincident, coincides, coinciding/coincidence: coincidences/coincident: coincidence, coincidental, coincidently USAGE EXAMPLESIt was likely not coincidental that the essay appeared on September 11th. The New Yorker(Dec 30, 2016) All but one of those rebels are Democratic, which is not coincidental. The Guardian(Dec 19, 2016) "I do not believe this was coincidental or unintended." Reuters(Dec 10, 2016) adj occurring or operating at the same time Syn co-occurrent, coincident, coinciding, concurrent, cooccurring, simultaneous synchronal, synchronic, synchronous occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase |
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