accidentally

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accidentally — 副詞

1. doing something without meaning to, usually because of carelessness, a slip of a

1.副詞B1
釋義

不小心；意外

非出於本意，因疏忽或巧合而發生

doing something without meaning to, usually because of carelessness, a slip of attention, or pure chance.

例句

Maria accidentally deleted the photos of her grandmother from the laptop.

Maria 不小心把奶奶的照片從筆電裡刪掉了。

accidentally + past tense verb

The chef accidentally added salt to the cake instead of sugar.

主廚不小心在蛋糕裡加了鹽，而不是糖。

accidentally + past tense verb in main clause

常見搭配
  • accidentally delete
  • accidentally drop
  • accidentally break
  • accidentally hit
  • accidentally meet
  • accidentally discover
  • be accidentally left
  • be accidentally sent
同義詞
  • unintentionally

    more formal; stresses the lack of intention rather than chance

  • by mistake

    phrase, very common in speech; emphasises an error

  • by chance

    covers the 'unplanned meeting / discovery' meaning, not the 'made an error' meaning

  • inadvertently

    formal, often in writing or news; suggests carelessness

反義詞

文法句型

accidentally + past tense verb

accidentally + past participle (passive)

用法筆記

Almost always placed directly before the main verb, or between auxiliary and past participle in passive form. Rarely used at the very end of a clause.

常見錯誤

I broke the cup accidentally last night and not on purpose.
I accidentally broke the cup last night.
natural English puts 'accidentally' before the verb, not at the end.
She accidentally on purpose forgot the keys.
She forgot the keys on purpose.
'accidentally' and 'on purpose' have opposite meanings; don't mix them in one phrase.

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常見搭配

常用片語

  • accidentally on purpose (informal, ironic)
  • purely accidentally
  • quite accidentally