Phrase
chance event
noun
偶然事件;巧合事件
something that happens suddenly or by chance, without any apparent cause
- 1.
anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
无明确原因而突然或偶然发生的事情
无明确原因而突然或偶然发生的事情;机遇事件;偶发事件
In use
Winning the lottery was a pure chance event.
The meeting of those two old friends was a chance event that changed their lives.
In science, a chance event can lead to a major discovery.
a chance event
用作可数名词,常与不定冠词连用。
A chance event changed our lives.
一次偶发事件改变了我们的生活。
a chance event happens/occurs
常与rarely, seldom等副词搭配。
Such a chance event rarely occurs.
这种偶发事件很少发生。
by a chance event
用于表示原因或方式。
The discovery was made by a chance event.
这个发现是由一次偶发事件促成的。
consider/regard something a chance event
动词后接宾语和as补足语。
They regarded the meeting as a chance event.
他们认为这次相遇是一次偶发事件。
Common mistakes
Chance event is unpredictable.A chance event is unpredictable.
错误:缺少冠词。'chance event' 是可数名词短语,需加不定冠词 'a' 表示泛指。
We met by chance event.We met by chance.
错误:介词搭配错误。'by chance' 是固定短语,表示偶然发生,无需添加 'event'。'chance event' 是名词短语,不能用于此结构。
Connections
Confusing words
- accident
- 意外事故;偶然事件 · 与chance event相比,accident通常指造成伤害或损失的意外事件,语气更负面;而chance event中性,仅强调偶然性。
- coincidence
- 巧合 · coincidence特指两件或多件事同时或相继发生,看似有关联但纯属偶然;chance event则泛指任何偶然发生的事件,不一定涉及多个事件的关联。
Word family
- chancy
- 有风险的;不确定的 · adjective
- chance encounter
- 偶遇;邂逅 · noun phrase
- chance upon
- 偶然遇到;碰巧发现 · phrasal verb
- mischance
- 不幸;坏运气;倒霉事 · noun
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.