coincidence

美 [koʊˈɪnsɪdəns]英 [kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns]
  • n.巧合;(意见等的)一致;同时存在;并存;(令人吃惊的)巧事

复数: coincidences

coincide v.同时发生 + -ence 性质;状态

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noun

1

(令人吃惊的)巧合,巧事
the fact of two things happening at the same time by chance, in a surprising way

a strange/an extraordinary/a remarkable coincidence

奇怪的 / 不同寻常的 / 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,我在第二天遇见了我们一直在谈论的那个人。

2

同时存在;并存
the fact of things being present at the same time

the coincidence of inflation and unemployment

通货膨胀与失业的并存

3

(意见等的)相同,相符,一致
the fact of two or more opinions, etc. being the same

a coincidence of interests between the two partners

两个合伙人之间利益的一致

These are all words for things that happen or the force that causes them to happen.以上各词均指机遇、命运、运气。

the force that causes good or bad things to happen to people指机遇、命运、运气:

This ring has always brought me good luck.

这戒指总是给我带来好运。

the way that some things happen without any cause that you can see or understand指偶然、碰巧、意外:

The results could simply be due to chance.

这结果可能纯属意外。

the fact of two things happening at the same time by chance, in a surprising way指出人意料的巧合、巧事:

They met through a series of strange coincidences.

他们因一连串奇妙的巧合而相遇。

something that happens unexpectedly and is not planned in advance指意外、偶然的事:

Their early arrival was just an accident.

他们早到仅仅是偶然而已。

( rather formal ) luck or chance, especially in the way it affects people's lives尤指影响人生的机会、运气:

For once, fortune was on our side: the sun shone that day.

只有那次我们运气好,那一天阳光普照。

the power that is believed to control everything that happens and that cannot be stopped or changed指命运、天数、定数、天意:

Fate decreed that she would never reach America.

命中注定她永远到不了美国。

the power that is believed to control events指主宰事物的力量、命运之神:

I believe there's some force guiding us─call it God, destiny or fate.

我总认为有某种力量在指引着我们——叫它上帝也罢,天意也罢,还是命运也罢。

( formal ) God, or a force that some people believe controls our lives and the things that happen to us, usually in a way that protects us指上帝、苍天、天佑:

He trusted in divine providence.

他相信上苍。

Providence is usually seen as being kind: even when it sends suffering, this is accepted as being part of God's plan. 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.

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    N-VAR 巧合;巧事
    A coincidence is when two or more similar or related events occur at the same time by chance and without any planning.

    Mr. Berry said the timing was a coincidence and that his decision was unrelated to Mr. Roman's departure...

    贝里先生说这是时间上的巧合,他的决定与罗曼先生的离开没有关系。

noun

1
the temporal property of two things happening at the same time
the interval determining the coincidence gate is adjustable
Synonym: concurrence conjunction co-occurrence
2
the quality of occupying the same position or area in space
he waited for the coincidence of the target and the cross hairs
3
an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
Synonym: happenstance

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  1. What a creepy coincidence .

    多么离奇的巧合!

  2. It was simply one of those things , pure coincidence .

    这是没办法的事,纯属巧合。

  3. By a happy coincidence , we arrived at exactly the same time .

    碰巧运气好,我们刚好同时到达。

  4. By coincidence , I met the person we 'd been discussing the next day .

    真是巧了,我在第二天遇见了我们一直在谈论的那个人。

  5. It 's not a coincidence that none of the directors are women .

    没有一位董事是女性,这并非偶然。

  6. They met through a series of strange coincidences .

    他们因一连串奇妙的巧合而相遇。

  7. Life is full of coincidences .

    生活中巧合很多。

  8. What an odd coincidence that he should have known your family

    他居然认识你的家人,真是太巧了。

  9. By happy coincidence , Robert met Richard and Julia and discovered they were experiencing similar problems .

    幸运的是,罗伯特碰巧遇到了理查德和朱莉娅,发现原来他们也碰到了类似的问题。

  10. Does coincidence come under the umbrella of the paranormal ?

    巧合属于超自然现象吗?

  11. It is no coincidence that the works in the ' standard repertoire ' tend to have names .

    在“标准剧目”中的作品有各自的名字并非偶然。

  12. Mr. Berry said the timing was a coincidence and that his decision was unrelated to Mr. Roman 's departure

    贝里先生说这是时间上的巧合,他的决定与罗曼先生的离开没有关系。

  13. It can scarcely be coincidence

    它不太可能是巧合。

  14. The premises of Chabert and Sons were situated by the river and , by coincidence , not too far away from where Eric Talbot had met his death .

    查伯特父子公司的经营场所位于河边,碰巧的是,那儿离埃里克·塔尔博特身亡的地方不太远。

  15. It is a mere coincidence that they see eye to eye on this point .

    他们在这一点上见解一致完全是偶合。

  16. There is no story without coincidences .

    无巧不成书。

  17. There was a coincidence of opinions between the two sides .

    双方意见暗合。

  18. She and I both arrived at the same time by pure coincidence .

    我和她同时到达纯属巧合。

  19. What a coincidence that I was just going to see him when he came .

    我正要去找他,他就来了,真是巧劲儿。

  20. What a coincidence ! he came just as I was looking for him .

    我正要找他,他自己来了,真是无巧不巧。

  21. Is there any coincidence between his opinions and your own ?

    他的观点与你自己的有无一致之处?

  22. By a strange coincidence we happened to be traveling on the same bus .

    巧得出奇,我们正好坐同一辆公共汽车。

  23. I met her because of a lucky coincidence .

    一个偶然的机缘,我和她相识了。

  24. What a coincidence : my immediate boss is the man I knocked down in the street .

    真是无巧不成书,我的顶头上司就是被我在街上撞倒的那人。

  25. It so happened that I was looking for you when you came , but coincidences do happen .

    我正想找你,不料想你来了,可谓遇缘。

  26. I still can 't believe what a coincidence it was .

    我还是不敢相信这是多么巧合。

  27. B : Did you meet her by coincidence ?

    B:你是碰巧遇见她的吗?

  28. Did you think it was coincidence ?

    以为这是巧合吗?

  29. And it " cannot be a coincidence " diseases of old age kicked in as the metabolism fell .

    此外,老年病在新陈代谢变慢时到来“绝非偶然”。

  30. Aaron Ramsey 's Celebrity1 Death Goal Curse refers to a series of coincidences linked to League team Arsenal 's Aaron Ramsey that when Ramsey scores a goal , someone famous dies .

    “拉姆塞定律”指的是与英超球员阿隆·拉姆塞相关的一系列巧合,即只要这位阿森纳队优秀的年轻球员一进球,紧接着一天内就会有知名人物死亡。

后缀
e-性质;状态

audience n. 观众

aud 听 + -i- + -ence 性质;状态

difference n. 差别

differ v.不同 + -ence 性质;状态

reference n. 参考,参照,查阅

refer v.提到 + -ence 性质;状态

science n. 科学

sci 知道 + -ence 性质;状态

competence n. 能力

compet(e) 竞争 + -ence 性质;状态

evidence n. 根据

e- 向外,离开 + vid 看 + -ence 性质;状态

existence n. 存在

exist v.存在 + -ence 性质;状态

independence n. 独立(之日)

in- 不,无 + depend v.视…而定 + -ence 性质;状态

intelligence n. 智力

intel- 在...中间 + lig 选择 + -ence 性质;状态

patience n. 耐心

pati- 忍受 + -ence 性质;状态

preference n. 偏爱

prefer v.更喜爱 + -ence 性质;状态

silence n. 寂静

sil- 安静 + -ence 性质;状态

violence n. 暴力

viol 暴力,力量 + -ence 性质;状态

absence n. 缺席

ab- 离去,相反 + s- 存在 + -ence 性质;状态

confidence n. 信心

con- 表强调 + fid 信任;信念 + -ence 性质;状态

consequence n. 结果

con- 共同,一起 + sequ 跟随 + -ence 性质;状态

occurrence n. 发生

occur 发生 + -r- + -ence 性质;状态

presence n. 在场

pre- ...前的 + s- 存在 + -ence 性质;状态

residence n. 住宅

resid(e) 住;居留 + -ence 性质;状态

correspondence n. 来往信件

correspond 相应,通信 + -ence 性质;状态

inference n. 推论

infer v.推断 + -ence 性质;状态

essence n. 本质

ess 存在 + -ence 性质;状态

incidence n. 发生范围

in- 在内,进入,使 + cid 落下,降临 + -ence 性质;状态