inadvertently
adverb /ˌɪnədˈvɜːtntli/
/ˌɪnədˈvɜːrtntli/
- by accident; without intending to
synonym unintentionally无意地;不经意地 - We had inadvertently left without paying the bill.
我们无意之中未付账就离开了。
Collocations DictionaryInadvertently is used with these verbs:- delete
- destroy
- encourage
- …
词源mid 17th cent. (earlier (late Middle English) as inadvertence): from in- ‘not’ + Latin advertent- ‘turning the mind to’ (from the verb advertere) + -ly. - We had inadvertently left without paying the bill.