coincidence
英 [kəʊ'ɪnsɪd(ə)ns]
美 [ko'ɪnsɪdəns]
英文詞源
- coincidence (n.)
- c. 1600, "exact correspondence in substance or nature," from French coincidence, from coincider, from Medieval Latin coincidere (see coincide). From 1640s as "occurrence or existence during the same time." Meaning "a concurrence of events with no apparent connection" is from 1680s, perhaps first in writings of Sir Thomas Browne.
雙語例句
- 1. Does coincidence come under the umbrella of the paranormal?
- 巧合屬於超自然現象嗎？
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. What an odd coincidence that he should have known your family.
- 他居然認識你的家人，真是太巧了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. It was simply one of those things, pure coincidence.
- 這是沒辦法的事，純屬巧合。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. It can scarcely be coincidence.
- 它不太可能是巧合。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. theories based on presupposition and coincidence
- 基於假設和偶合的理論
來自《權威詞典》