coincidental

/kəʊˌɪnsɪˈdentl/ (bre, ipa) · [koˌɪnsədˈɛntəl] /kəʊˌɪnsɪˈdentl/ (ame, ipa) · [koˌɪnsədˈɛntəl] /(ˌ)kō-ˌin(t)-sə-ˈden-tᵊl/ (ame, mw)

coincidental — 形容詞

  • coincidentalpositive
  • more coincidentalcomparative
  • most coincidentalsuperlative

1. describing an event, connection, or similarity that happens through chance rathe

1.形容詞B2
釋義

巧合的

碰巧發生，並非事先安排

describing an event, connection, or similarity that happens through chance rather than planning or intention

例句

Yara's call during the fire drill was purely coincidental.

Yara 在消防演習時打來電話，純粹是巧合。

be + coincidental for an unplanned connection

Christopher noticed a coincidental similarity between the two posters.

Christopher 注意到兩張海報之間有個巧合的相似之處。

coincidental + similarity collocation

同義詞
  • accidental

    often stresses that something was not intended, especially a mistake or event

  • chance

    more informal and often used before nouns like meeting or encounter

  • fortuitous

    more formal and sometimes suggests lucky timing

反義詞
  • planned

    arranged in advance instead of happening through chance

  • deliberate

    done on purpose, not accidental or chance-based

文法句型

coincidental + noun

be + coincidental

用法筆記

Usually describes meetings, similarities, timing, or other links that seem connected only because chance put them together. Distinguish from sense 2, which mainly marks two things as happening in the same period and often appears with with.

常見錯誤

❌Their friendship is coincidental.
✅Their meeting was coincidental.
💡Use coincidental for an event or link that happened by chance, not for a relationship itself.

2. describing something that appears during the same period as another event, witho

2.形容詞C1
釋義

同時的

與另一件事在同一時期出現

describing something that appears during the same period as another event, without showing that one caused the other

例句

The drop in sales was coincidental with the road closure.

銷售下滑正好與道路封閉同時發生。

be + coincidental with + event

Coincidental delays in trains and buses stranded commuters downtown.

火車和公車同時出現的延誤，把通勤族困在市中心。

coincidental + plural noun for parallel events

同義詞
  • simultaneous

    more common and often stresses the exact same moment

  • concurrent

    more formal and often used for processes or developments running in parallel

  • parallel

    suggests similar developments happening side by side, sometimes over a longer period

反義詞
  • separate

    happening in different periods or without temporal overlap

  • sequential

    happening one after another instead of together

文法句型

be + coincidental + with + noun phrase

coincidental + plural noun

用法筆記

Usually follows be and is often completed by with to link two events, changes, or conditions that happen in the same period. Distinguish from sense 1, which adds the idea that the connection itself is due to chance.

常見錯誤

❌The delay was coincidental to the storm.
✅The delay was coincidental with the storm.
💡This sense normally uses with to show the second event happening alongside the first.