by happenstance
We met by happenstance.
我们偶然相遇。
偶然事件;巧合
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
偶然事件;巧合
an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
We met by happenstance.
我们偶然相遇。
事件或情况的偶然性或随机性。
The chance or random quality of an event or circumstance.
偶然或随机的事件或情况。
A chance or random event or circumstance.
We met by pure happenstance at a coffee shop in Rome.
我们在罗马一家咖啡馆纯属偶然地相遇。
It was mere happenstance that I found your wallet on the bus.
我在公交车上找到你的钱包纯属偶然。
Their meeting was not planned; it was happenstance.
他们的相遇并非安排好的,而是偶然。
We met by happenstance.
我们偶然相遇。
强调偶然事件的微不足道
It was a mere happenstance.
这纯属偶然。
Through happenstance, I found the key.
我偶然找到了钥匙。
常用于描述某事的偶然性质
The happenstance of the meeting was surprising.
那次会议的偶然性令人惊讶。
Not this
It was a happenstance meeting.
Use this
It was a chance meeting.
happenstance 是名词,不可直接修饰名词。应使用形容词或 'by happenstance' 结构。
Not this
He happenstanced to find the key.
Use this
He happened to find the key by happenstance.
happenstance 没有动词形式。表达'偶然发生'需用动词 happen 和介词短语 by happenstance。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
偶然地,碰巧
They met by happenstance at a coffee shop.
他们在咖啡馆偶然相遇。
纯属偶然
It was pure happenstance that we chose the same flight.
我们选择同一航班纯属偶然。
偶然之事;取决于偶然
Success in this field is often a matter of happenstance.
在这个领域,成功往往取决于偶然。
仅仅是偶然
Their encounter was mere happenstance, not fate.
他们的相遇仅仅是偶然,并非命运。
偶然的相遇
A happenstance meeting led to a lifelong friendship.
一次偶然的相遇带来了终生的友谊。
时机的巧合
The success was partly due to the happenstance of timing.
成功部分归因于时机的巧合。
偶然;碰巧
We met by happenstance at a coffee shop.
我们在咖啡馆偶然相遇。
纯属偶然
Their meeting was pure happenstance.
他们的相遇纯属偶然。
偶然之事;碰巧的事
Whether you get the job is a matter of happenstance.
你是否得到这份工作纯属偶然。
Use happenstance naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想“happen(发生)+ stance(姿态)”:事情发生的姿态纯属偶然,记住 happenstance 就是“偶然”。
语域:mixed 常见场景:formal writing、narrative prose happenstance 是“偶然”的偏书面说法,多用于正式写作或叙事语境,日常口语中较少,但在 by happenstance 等表达中也可见于对话。
Genuine rhymes (GA): stance /stæns/, circumstance /ˈsɝːkəmstæns/, chance /tʃæns/, glance /ɡlæns/ share the final rime /-æns/. Beware lookalikes: instance /ˈɪnstəns/ and substance /ˈsʌbstəns/ also end in '-stance' but pronounce it /-stəns/, so they do not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.