coincidence

英 [kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns]

美 [koʊˈɪnsɪdəns]

n.  (令人吃惊的)巧合，巧事; 同时存在; 并存; (意见等的)相同，相符，一致

复数：coincidences　

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牛津词典

noun

• （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
  1. a strange/an extraordinary/a remarkable coincidence
     奇怪的 / 不同寻常的 / 惊人的巧合
  2. What a coincidence! I wasn't expecting to see you here.
     真巧！我没料到会在这里见到你。
  3. 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。
  4. 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。
• 同时存在；并存
  the fact of things being present at the same time
  1. the coincidence of inflation and unemployment
     通货膨胀与失业的并存
• （意见等的）相同，相符，一致
  the fact of two or more opinions, etc. being the same
  1. a coincidence of interests between the two partners
     两个合伙人之间利益的一致

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 巧合;巧事
  Acoincidenceis when two or more similar or related events occur at the same time by chance and without any planning.
  1. 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。
  2. ...a string of amazing coincidences...
     一连串惊人的巧合
  3. 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。

英英释义

noun

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

双语例句

• 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。
• I met her because of a lucky coincidence.
  一个偶然的机缘，我和她相识了。
• 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。
• There was a coincidence of opinions between the two sides.
  双方意见暗合。
• 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。
• 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。
• I'm asking you, is this a coincidence?
  我问你呢，这是不是个巧合？
• Or what is the nature of luck and coincidence?
  运气和巧合的本质是什么？
• It's no coincidence I was chosen.
  我是被挑选的，这并不是偶然。
• 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。