incidental

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a. 附带的, 偶然的, 容易发生的 n. 附带事件

发音

/ɪnsɪˈdɛntəl/
/ɪnsəˈdɛntəl/
US /ɪnsɪˈdɛ.ɾ̃əl/
US /ɪnsɪˈdɛn.tʰəl/

词形变化

incidentals 复数 incidentals more incidental 比较级 most incidental 最高级

教材释义与例句

名词

附带事件；偶然事件；杂项

形容词

附带的；偶然的；容易发生的

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Minor items, not further defined. Incidental expense.

    She's costing us a lot in incidentals.

  2. 2.

    Something that is incidental.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Loosely associated; of limited relevance except indirectly; only accidentally related.

    That character, though colorful, is incidental to the overall plot.

    incidental evidence

  2. 2.

    Existing tangentially, being a byproduct, a tangent, or a likely consequence.

    Injuries are incidental to contact sports: they're going to happen.

  3. 3.

    Occurring by chance.

  4. 4.

    Entering or approaching, prior to reflection (more frequently incident).

    物理

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

incidental expense

上位词 3

point item expense
形容词

同义词 10

incident attendant collateral accidental accompanying consequent resultant concomitant ensuant nonessential

反义词 1

basic

近义相关 8

secondary subsequent peripheral inessential omissible parenthetic parenthetical unessential

相关短语

incidental expense 偶然费用 incidental expenses [经] 杂费, 临时费 incidental music n. （戏剧、电影等的）配乐

词源

From incident + -al.

来源：wiktionary