Incidentally, [sentence]
用于引出新话题或补充信息。
Incidentally, I saw your brother yesterday.
顺便说一下，我昨天见到你哥哥了。
顺便说一句；事实上
附带地；偶然地；次要地；从属地；偶然地；附带地；用于引入不同话题；事实上；次要或从属性质的
used to introduce a different topic or an additional point; by the way
偶然地；附带地
In an incidental manner.
用于引入不同话题；事实上
introducing a different topic; in point of fact
次要或从属性质的
of a minor or subordinate nature
Incidentally, have you seen my keys anywhere?
顺便问一下，你看到我的钥匙了吗？
用法提示：这里 incidentally 用作句首插入语，意为‘顺便说一句’，用于引出新话题。
AI contextual example
The discovery was made quite incidentally while the researchers were testing another theory.
这个发现是研究人员在测试另一个理论时相当偶然地做出的。
用法提示：这里 incidentally 修饰动词 made，表示‘偶然地’，强调并非有意为之。
AI contextual example
She mentioned the problem only incidentally during the meeting.
她在会议期间只是顺带提了一下这个问题。
用法提示：这里 incidentally 表示‘附带地、次要地’，说明并非重点谈论。
AI contextual example
用于引出新话题或补充信息。
Incidentally, I saw your brother yesterday.
顺便说一下，我昨天见到你哥哥了。
可置于句末，表示顺便提及。
He's a doctor, incidentally.
顺便提一下，他是医生。
更口语化，常用于对话中；正式写作中不如incidentally常见
较正式，常用于书面语或发言中，强调偏离主题
暗示话题只是顺便提到，不深入；比incidentally更随意
grammar · medium
易错句子I incidentally deleted the file.
正确表达I accidentally deleted the file.
“Incidentally”意为“顺便提一下”，而非“意外地”。中文“偶然”可对应两者，但英语中“accidentally”表示“意外地”。
grammar · medium
易错句子It was an incidentally discovery.
正确表达It was an incidental discovery.
“Incidentally”是副词，不能修饰名词；应用形容词“incidental”。
incidentally 用作话题转换，意为‘顺便提一下’；accidentally 表示‘意外地，偶然地’，强调非计划发生。
incidentally 用于引出附加说明或改变话题；coincidentally 强调事件同时发生或巧合。
incidentally 是副词，修饰整个句子或作为插入语；incidental 是形容词，修饰名词，意为‘附带的、次要的’。
顺便提到
He incidentally mentioned that he had seen the movie.
他顺便提到他看过那部电影。
偶然发现
The cure was incidentally discovered by a researcher.
这种疗法是研究人员偶然发现的。
偶然得知
I incidentally known about the meeting from a colleague.
我是从一位同事那里偶然得知这个会议的。
顺便记下
She incidentally noted the time of the incident.
她顺便记下了事件发生的时间。
偶然相关
The two events are only incidentally related.
这两个事件只是偶然相关。
偶然在场
He was incidentally present when the accident happened.
事故发生时他偶然在场。
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in- (upon/not) + cid (fall) + -ent (suffix) + -ly (adverb suffix)
in- (upon) + cid (fall) + -ent (noun suffix)
co- (together) + in- (upon) + cid (fall) + -ence (noun suffix)
用于引入额外信息或评论
表示插入的补充说明
指谈话偏离主题
突然转向另一个话题
突然插入的话语
顺便说一句，宇宙并不需要与人类的抱负完美和谐。
Carl Sagan said, 'Incidentally, the universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human ambition,' highlighting the indifference of nature.
卡尔·萨根说：‘顺便说一句，宇宙并不需要与人类的抱负完美和谐。’强调了自然的冷漠。
顺便说一句，我是一名警察。
In the movie 'The Other Guys', Detective Allen Gamble (Will Ferrell) uses this line to casually reveal his profession.
在电影《二流警探》中，艾伦·甘布尔侦探（威尔·法瑞尔饰）用这句话随意透露自己的职业。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.