coincidence

noun

/kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns/

[countable, uncountable] the fact of two things happening at the same time by chance, in a surprising way（令人吃惊的）巧合，巧事
- a strange/an extraordinary/a remarkable coincidence奇怪的／不寻常的／惊人的巧合
- What a coincidence! I wasn't expecting to see you here.真巧！我没料到会在这里见到你。
- It's not a coincidence that none of the directors are women (= it did not happen by chance).没有一位董事是女性，这并非偶然。
- By (sheer) coincidence, I met the person we’d been discussing the next day.真是巧了，我在第二天就遇见了我们一直在谈论的那个人。
Synonyms luck
luck
- chance
- coincidence
- accident
- fate
- destiny
These are all words for things that happen or the force that causes them to happen.
- luck the force that causes good or bad things to happen to people:
  This ring has always brought me good luck.这戒指总是给我带来好运。
- chance the way that some things happen without any cause that you can see or understand:
  The results could simply be due to chance.这结果可能纯属意外。
- coincidence the fact of two things happening at the same time by chance, in a surprising way:
  They met through a series of strange coincidences.他们因一连串奇妙的巧合而相遇。
- accident something that happens unexpectedly and is not planned in advance:
  Their early arrival was just an accident.他们早到仅仅是偶然而已。
- fate the power that is believed to control everything that happens and that cannot be stopped or changed:
  Fate decreed that she would never reach America.命中注定她永远到不了美国。
- destiny the power that is believed to control events:
  I believe there’s some force guiding us—call it God, destiny or fate.我认为有某种力量在指引着我们，称之为上帝也罢，天意也罢，或是命运也罢。
fate or destiny?用 fate 还是 destiny？Fate can be kind, but this is an unexpected gift; just as often, fate is cruel and makes people feel helpless. Destiny is more likely to give people a sense of power: people who have a strong sense of destiny usually believe that they are meant to be great or do great things.Patterns
- by …luck/chance/coincidence/accident
- It’s no coincidence/accident that…
- pure/sheer luck/chance/coincidence/accident
- to believe in luck/coincidences/fate/destiny
Wordfinder
- amulet
- charm
- coincidence
- fate
- fortune
- jinx
- luck
- mascot
- superstition
- talisman
- By an unfortunate coincidence, their house was burgled on the day he lost his job.不幸的是，在他丢了工作的那天，他们家又偏巧遭人偷窃。
- By coincidence, we both went to the same school.碰巧我们两个上的是同一所学校。
- It was pure coincidence that they were both in Paris on the same day.他们俩同一天都在巴黎，纯属巧合。
- Remarkable coincidences do happen in real life.现实生活中确实会发生不寻常的巧合。
- They met through a series of strange coincidences.他们因一连串奇妙的巧合而相遇。
- What a happy coincidence to meet you at the airport just when I wanted to see you.我正想见你，就在机场碰到你，真是令人高兴的巧合。
- By sheer coincidence, I met the person we'd been discussing the next day.纯属巧合，我第二天遇到了我们一直在讨论的人。
- It's not a coincidence that none of the directors is a woman.董事中没有一位女性，这并非偶然。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- complete
- pure
- sheer
- …
… of coincidences
- series
- set
- string
- …
coincidence + verb
- happen
preposition
- by (a) coincidence
[singular] (formal) the fact of things being present at the same time同时存在；并存
- the coincidence of inflation and unemployment通货膨胀与失业的并存
[singular] (formal) the fact of two or more opinions, etc. being the same（意见等的）相同，相符，一致
- a coincidence of interests between the two partners两个合伙人之间利益的一致

词源early 17th cent. (in the sense ‘occupation of the same space’): from medieval Latin coincidentia, from coincidere ‘coincide, agree’, from co- ‘together with’ + incidere ‘fall upon or into’.

词汇	coincidence
释义	coincidence noun /kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns/ /kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns/ [countable, uncountable] the fact of two things happening at the same time by chance, in a surprising way（令人吃惊的）巧合，巧事 a strange/an extraordinary/a remarkable coincidence奇怪的／不寻常的／惊人的巧合 What a coincidence! I wasn't expecting to see you here.真巧！我没料到会在这里见到你。 It's not a coincidence that none of the directors are women (= it did not happen by chance).没有一位董事是女性，这并非偶然。 By (sheer) coincidence, I met the person we’d been discussing the next day.真是巧了，我在第二天就遇见了我们一直在谈论的那个人。 Synonyms luckluck chance coincidence accident fate destiny These are all words for things that happen or the force that causes them to happen. luck the force that causes good or bad things to happen to people: This ring has always brought me good luck.这戒指总是给我带来好运。 chance the way that some things happen without any cause that you can see or understand: The results could simply be due to chance.这结果可能纯属意外。 coincidence the fact of two things happening at the same time by chance, in a surprising way: They met through a series of strange coincidences.他们因一连串奇妙的巧合而相遇。 accident something that happens unexpectedly and is not planned in advance: Their early arrival was just an accident.他们早到仅仅是偶然而已。 fate the power that is believed to control everything that happens and that cannot be stopped or changed: Fate decreed that she would never reach America.命中注定她永远到不了美国。 destiny the power that is believed to control events: I believe there’s some force guiding us—call it God, destiny or fate.我认为有某种力量在指引着我们，称之为上帝也罢，天意也罢，或是命运也罢。 fate or destiny?用 fate 还是 destiny？Fate can be kind, but this is an unexpected gift; just as often, fate is cruel and makes people feel helpless. Destiny is more likely to give people a sense of power: people who have a strong sense of destiny usually believe that they are meant to be great or do great things.Patterns by …luck/chance/coincidence/accident It’s no coincidence/accident that… pure/sheer luck/chance/coincidence/accident to believe in luck/coincidences/fate/destiny Wordfinder amulet charm coincidence fate fortune jinx luck mascot superstition talisman By an unfortunate coincidence, their house was burgled on the day he lost his job.不幸的是，在他丢了工作的那天，他们家又偏巧遭人偷窃。 By coincidence, we both went to the same school.碰巧我们两个上的是同一所学校。 It was pure coincidence that they were both in Paris on the same day.他们俩同一天都在巴黎，纯属巧合。 Remarkable coincidences do happen in real life.现实生活中确实会发生不寻常的巧合。 They met through a series of strange coincidences.他们因一连串奇妙的巧合而相遇。 What a happy coincidence to meet you at the airport just when I wanted to see you.我正想见你，就在机场碰到你，真是令人高兴的巧合。 By sheer coincidence, I met the person we'd been discussing the next day.纯属巧合，我第二天遇到了我们一直在讨论的人。 It's not a coincidence that none of the directors is a woman.董事中没有一位女性，这并非偶然。 Collocations Dictionaryadjective complete pure sheer … … of coincidences series set string … coincidence + verb happen preposition by (a) coincidence [singular] (formal) the fact of things being present at the same time同时存在；并存 the coincidence of inflation and unemployment通货膨胀与失业的并存 [singular] (formal) the fact of two or more opinions, etc. being the same（意见等的）相同，相符，一致 a coincidence of interests between the two partners两个合伙人之间利益的一致词源early 17th cent. (in the sense ‘occupation of the same space’): from medieval Latin coincidentia, from coincidere ‘coincide, agree’, from co- ‘together with’ + incidere ‘fall upon or into’.
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