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词汇 incidental
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incidental

adjective
/ˌɪnsɪˈdentl/
/ˌɪnsɪˈdentl/
  1. incidental (to something) happening in connection with something else, but not as important as it, or not intended附带发生的;次要的;非有意的
    • The discovery was incidental to their main research.这一发现是他们主要研究中的附带收获。
    • incidental music (= music used with a play or a film to give atmosphere)配乐
    • You may be able to get help with incidental expenses (= small costs that you have in connection with something).你可以付些钱找人帮忙。
    • Information skills are not merely incidental to the curriculum but central to it.信息获取技能绝不是课程中无关紧要的部份,而是核心内容。
    • The fact that the concert made a profit was considered incidental.音乐会的盈利被认为是附带性质的。
    Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    adverb
    • entirely
    • purely
    • merely
    preposition
    • to
  2. incidental to something (specialist) happening as a natural result of something作为自然结果的;伴随而来的;免不了的
    • These risks are incidental to the work of a firefighter.这些风险是担任消防员不可避免的。
  3. 词源early 17th cent.: originally from medieval Latin incidentalis, from Latin incident- ‘falling upon, happening to’, from the verb incidere, from in- ‘upon’ + cadere ‘to fall’.

incidental

noun
/ˌɪnsɪˈdentl/
/ˌɪnsɪˈdentl/
[usually plural]
  1. something that happens in connection with something else, but is less important附带的次要事情
    • You'll need money for incidentals such as tips and taxis.你将需要准备好付小费和乘出租车之类的杂项开销。
    词源early 17th cent.: originally from medieval Latin incidentalis, from Latin incident- ‘falling upon, happening to’, from the verb incidere, from in- ‘upon’ + cadere ‘to fall’.
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