occurrences

IPA/əˈkʌr.əns/
KK[əkˈɚənsɪz]IPA/əˈkɝː.əns/

occurrences — 名詞

  • occurrencessingular
  • occurrencesesplural

1. things that happen, especially ones that are noticeable, unusual, or worth recor

1.名詞B1
釋義

事件；事故

發生的事，尤指值得注意的事件

things that happen, especially ones that are noticeable, unusual, or worth recording.

例句

The Watanabe family reported two strange occurrences near their farm last night.

渡邊一家昨晚通報了農場附近發生的兩起怪異事件。

countable noun, usually plural

Sneezing fits and itchy eyes are common occurrences for people with seasonal allergies during spring.

春天時，打噴嚏和眼睛發癢是季節性過敏患者常見的情況。

common / rare / everyday + occurrence

常見搭配
  • common occurrence
  • rare occurrence
  • daily occurrence
  • unusual occurrence
  • strange occurrence
同義詞
  • events

    broader in scope; all occurrences are events, but not all events are noteworthy occurrences

  • incidents

    often suggests a single, relatively minor or unusual happening, sometimes with negative overtones

  • episodes

    emphasises a distinct part in a sequence or series

反義詞

文法句型

occurrence + of + noun phrase

用法筆記

In this sense occurrences is a regular countable noun and refers to specific events. It is often used with adjectives such as common, rare, frequent, strange, or unusual.

常見錯誤

There were many occurrence of rain.
There were many occurrences of rain.
occurrence is countable; use the plural form when referring to multiple events.

2. the degree to which something is present in a place or situation, or how often i

2.名詞B2
釋義

存在；出現率

某物存在的事實或出現的頻率

the degree to which something is present in a place or situation, or how often it appears there.

例句

Doctors are studying the occurrence of heart disease among young adults in the region.

醫生們正在研究該地區年輕族群心臟病的發生情況。

the occurrence of + noun phrase (disease/condition)

The occurrence of typing errors in the report was surprisingly low given the short deadline.

考量到期限很短，這份報告的打字錯誤出現次數低得驚人。

常見搭配
  • the occurrence of
  • high occurrence
  • low occurrence
  • increasing occurrence
  • rising occurrence
  • the occurrence of disease
同義詞
  • prevalence

    more formal; commonly used in medical or statistical contexts for how widespread something is

  • incidence

    technical term for the rate or frequency of something, especially in health and science

  • frequency

    focuses on how often something happens rather than the fact of its existence

反義詞
  • absence

    the state of something not existing or being present

文法句型

the occurrence of + noun phrase

high / low / increasing occurrence

用法筆記

In this sense occurrence is uncountable or singular and is always preceded by the. It usually appears with an adjective describing the degree (high, low, increasing, frequent) and is followed by of + the thing being measured. Distinguish from sense 1: here the focus is on quantity or existence of something, not on individual events.

常見錯誤

The occurrence of the disease is frequent.' (ambiguous).
The occurrence of the disease has increased in recent years.
use an adjective of degree or a comparative structure to clarify you mean the rate of existence, not the event itself.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • occurrence of disease
  • occurrence of errors
  • occurrence of accidents
  • occurrence of events

常用片語

  • the occurrence of something

介系詞搭配