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by coincidence
用作状语，表示‘碰巧’。
I met her at the airport by coincidence.
我在机场碰巧遇见了她。
巧合
coincidences — plural of coincidence
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巧合
coincidence
I met her at the airport by coincidence.
我在机场碰巧遇见了她。
物体的重合性质；同时或同地发生。
Of objects, the property of being coincident; occurring at the same time or place.
看似安排实则偶然的事件；巧合
an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
事件的表面上有意义的联系,但实际上没有。
Of events, the appearance of a meaningful connection when there is none.
占据同一空间位置的性质
the quality of occupying the same position or area in space
It was a coincidence that we chose the same book for our book club.
我们为读书俱乐部选了同一本书，这纯属巧合。
AI contextual example
The fact that they have the same birthday is just a coincidence.
他们的生日相同，这只是一个巧合。
AI contextual example
We ran into each other at the mall purely by coincidence.
我们在商场碰见彼此，纯属巧合。
AI contextual example
he waited for the coincidence of the target and the cross hairs
他等待着目标与十字准线的重合
WordNet
用作状语，表示‘碰巧’。
I met her at the airport by coincidence.
我在机场碰巧遇见了她。
感叹句，强调巧合之意外。
What a coincidence! We were born on the same day.
真巧！我们同一天出生。
引导从句，描述巧合的事件。
It is a coincidence that we both chose the same restaurant.
我们选择了同一家餐厅，真是巧合。
后接名词短语，表示多个因素的巧合。
The coincidence of their interests led to a strong friendship.
他们兴趣的巧合导致了深厚的友谊。
Not this
It is coincidence that we met.
Use this
It is a coincidence that we met.
中文学习者常遗漏冠词 'a'，因为汉语中没有冠词概念。在英语中，'coincidence' 是可数名词，单数形式前需要加 'a' 或 'the'。
Not this
The meeting was coincident.
Use this
The meeting was a coincidence.
中文学习者可能混淆 'coincident' (形容词) 和 'coincidence' (名词)。表示 '巧合的事件' 应用名词 'coincidence'，而 'coincident' 意为 '同时发生的'，常用于技术语境。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
纯属巧合
It was pure coincidence that we met at the airport.
我们在机场相遇纯属巧合。
碰巧
By coincidence, we were staying at the same hotel.
碰巧我们住在同一家酒店。
事件的巧合
The coincidence of events led to a successful outcome.
事件的巧合促成了成功的结果。
奇怪的巧合
It's a strange coincidence that they have the same birthday.
他们有相同的生日真是个奇怪的巧合。
令人愉快的巧合
It was a happy coincidence that we both chose the same restaurant.
我们都选了同一家餐厅，真是个令人愉快的巧合。
巧合的是...
It is no coincidence that crime rates drop when education improves.
教育改善时犯罪率下降并非巧合。
碰巧
We arrived at the same time by coincidence.
我们碰巧同时到达。
奇怪的是，巧合的是
By a strange coincidence, we were both wearing the same shirt.
奇怪的是，我们俩穿了同一件衬衫。
这并非巧合……
It's no coincidence that the best students study the most.
最好的学生学习最努力，这并非巧合。
巧合是上帝保持匿名的方式。
By coincidence, I met my old friend at the airport.
巧合的是，我在机场遇到了我的老朋友。
这不是巧合。
It's no coincidence that the best players come from that country.
最好的球员来自那个国家并非巧合。
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巧记：coincidence包含coin，想象两枚硬币同时掉地。
中性词，常用于日常对话和书面语，表示巧合的事件。
Only 'incidence' (/ˈɪnsɪdəns/) rhymes exactly with 'coincidence'. Words like 'evidence', 'confidence', 'residence', and 'providence' share the /ɪdəns/ ending but differ in stressed vowel. 'Guidance' has a different vowel sound (/aɪ/).
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