coincidence

kәu'insidәns

高考六级考研托福雅思 Collins 2

n. an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
n. the quality of occupying the same position or area in space

n. 巧合, 同时发生
[电] 符合计数器

Collins 星级

5,527

BNC 频率

5,812

使用频率

coincidence 可以拆分为 co-（共同）和 incid（发生、落下）和 -ence（名词后缀），合起来表示“共同发生的事情”。

例句

1. It was just a coincidence that we both chose the same restaurant for dinner.

我们都选择了同一家餐厅吃晚餐，这只是巧合。

2. I ran into my old friend at the airport; what a coincidence!

我在机场遇到了我的老朋友，真是个巧合！

3. Their birthdays are on the same day, but it's purely a coincidence.

他们的生日在同一天，但这纯粹是个巧合。