Word · Frequency #18903
unintentionally
无意地；不是故意地
without meaning to; not intentionally
- 1.
Without meaning to, in an unintentional manner, not intentionally.
无意地,非故意地。
- 2.
without intention; in an unintentional manner
无意地,非故意地
无意地,非故意地。；无意地,非故意地；非故意地；非存心地; 无意之中
In use
She unintentionally broke the vase while reaching for the shelf.
He unintentionally gave away the secret when he mentioned the cake.
We unintentionally missed the last bus because we lost track of time.
she hit him unintentionally
unintentionally + verb
unintentionally 常置于动词前，强调动作的非故意性。
She unintentionally offended her friend.
她无意中冒犯了她的朋友。
verb + object + unintentionally
也可置于句末，较口语化。
He broke the vase unintentionally.
他无意中打碎了花瓶。
unintentionally + clause
Connections
Collocations
- unintentionally hurt someone
- 无意中伤害某人
- I unintentionally hurt her feelings with my careless comment.我无心的话无意中伤害了她的感情。
- unintentionally offend someone
- 无意中冒犯某人
- He unintentionally offended his host by arriving late.他迟到无意中冒犯了主人。
- unintentionally mislead someone
- 无意中误导某人
- The article unintentionally misled readers about the risks.这篇文章无意中误导了读者对风险的认识。
- unintentionally reveal something
- 无意中泄露某事
- She unintentionally revealed the surprise party plans.她无意中泄露了惊喜聚会的计划。
- unintentionally cause problems
- 无意中造成麻烦
- The new policy unintentionally caused problems for many employees.新政策无意中给许多员工造成了麻烦。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
“un”=“不”，intentionally=“故意地”，合起来就是“不故意地”。联想：不小心踩到人，赶紧说“我不是故意的”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、正式写作 该词是中性、常用的副词，多用于说明动作并非出于本意；在日常对话和正式书面语中都比较常见，不带有明显的口语或书面色彩。
Grammar Note
常置于动词前或句末。
Pronunciation & Spelling
发音上，intentionally、conventionally、unconventionally 与 unintentionally 押韵：重读元音都是 /ɛn/，后面都是 /ʃənəli/。注意拼写相似的 emotionally、traditionally、nationally 读音不同：emotionally 读 /ɪˈmoʊʃənəli/，traditionally 读 /trəˈdɪʃənəli/，nationally 读 /ˈnæʃənəli/，不要按 -tionally 的拼写类推读音。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.