incident
incident — 形容詞
- incidentpositive
- more incidentcomparative
- most incidentsuperlative
1. describes a ray of light, a wave, or a moving object that meets or strikes a sur
入射的
光線射至物體表面的
describes a ray of light, a wave, or a moving object that meets or strikes a surface.
The incident light hits the water at an angle, and some of it bends downward.
入射光以某個角度照射水面，部分光線向下彎折。
collocation: incident light
Valentina measured the angle between the incident ray and the mirror in the lab.
Valentina 在實驗室裡測量了入射光線與鏡面之間的角度。
collocation: incident ray
Part of the incident wave bounces back while the rest passes through the glass.
部分入射波會反彈回來，其餘的則穿過玻璃繼續前進。
The teacher showed how to draw the incident beam hitting a curved lens.
老師示範了如何畫出入射光束撞擊曲面透鏡的路徑。
- incoming
less precise, describes something moving toward a point rather than striking a surface
- falling upon
descriptive phrase, not a single-word synonym; more general
文法句型
incident + noun
用法筆記
Always used before a noun (attributive). Most common in physics contexts with words like 'light', 'ray', 'wave', or 'beam'. Outside technical writing, this sense is very rare.
常見錯誤
incident — 名詞
- incidentsingular
- incidentsplural
1. a particular event, especially one that is unusual, unpleasant, or serious — for
事件；事故
發生的特定事情，常指不尋常或不愉快的事
a particular event, especially one that is unusual, unpleasant, or serious — for example, a fight, a crime, a diplomatic dispute, or anything else out of the ordinary that people take note of.
Anjali reported the incident to the school office after someone broke her locker.
Anjali 向校辦公室報告了這起事件，因為有人撬開了她的置物櫃。
report an incident
The border incident between the two countries nearly led to a military response.
這兩個國家的邊境事件差點引發軍事回應。
incident between [nations]
Hiro told the team the theft was an isolated incident and would not happen again.
Hiro 告訴團隊說那次偷竊只是單一事件，不會再發生了。
A strange incident at the night market made every stall light go out at once.
夜市發生了一起怪事，所有攤位的燈同時熄滅了。
Police are investigating the incident that left two cars damaged near the bridge.
警方正在調查那起事件，該事件導致兩輛車在橋附近損毀。
- event
more neutral; does not carry the negative tone that 'incident' often does
- occurrence
more formal and factual; common in written reports
- episode
one event within a longer sequence or series
- happening
less formal; suggests something out of the ordinary
- non-event
something anticlimactic or unremarkable; informal
文法句型
incident + of + noun
adjective + incident
incident + between + noun
用法筆記
Distinguish from accident: an incident can be intentional (a fight, a robbery) or unintentional (a power failure), whereas an accident is always unintentional and usually involves harm or damage.
常見錯誤
2. used only in the fixed phrase 'without incident' to say that an activity happene
平安無事
固定短語，指毫無波折
used only in the fixed phrase 'without incident' to say that an activity happened smoothly, with no trouble, unusual events, or problems.
The concert ended without incident, and the crowd left the stadium calmly.
演唱會平安無事地結束了，群眾冷靜地離開了體育場。
fixed phrase: without incident
Despite the typhoon warning, the plane landed without incident at Taoyuan Airport.
儘管有颱風警報，那架飛機仍平安無事地降落在桃園機場。
The night guard at the bank completed his shift without incident and went home.
銀行的那位夜班警衛平安無事地完成值班後便回家了。
Rania hoped the family dinner would pass without incident, but the argument started anyway.
Rania 希望那場家庭聚餐能平安無事地進行，但爭執終究還是發生了。
- smoothly
adverb; can replace 'without incident' in most contexts
- uneventfully
adverb; slightly more formal, emphasizes nothing unusual occurred
- with difficulty
general opposite; describes an event that had problems
文法句型
verb + without incident
用法筆記
This sense only occurs in the fixed phrase 'without incident'. You cannot replace the phrase with 'no incident' or 'without incidents'. The expression is neutral and simply reports that nothing notable — good or bad — happened.