在英语学习中,coincide 和 coincidence 是两个经常被混淆的词汇。它们都与“巧合”有关,但词性和用法截然不同。本文将从词性、含义、例句和常见搭配等方面,帮助你清晰掌握这两个词。
词性: 动词(不及物)
基本含义:
常见搭配: coincide with
例句:
• The conference will coincide with the annual trade fair.
• Her views coincide with those of her colleagues.
词性: 名词
基本含义:
常见表达: by coincidence, what a coincidence!
例句:
• It was a strange coincidence that we both arrived at the same time.
• “You live on Maple Street too?” — “Yes! What a coincidence!”
✅ coincide 是动词,强调“同时发生”或“观点一致”的动作或状态。
✅ coincidence 是名词,指“巧合”这一事件或现象本身。
💡 记忆小技巧:以 -ence 结尾的词多为名词(如 difference, existence),而 -ide 结尾的 coincide 是动词。
❌ 错误:I think it’s a coincide.
✅ 正确:I think it’s a coincidence.
❌ 错误:Our birthdays coincidence.
✅ 正确:Our birthdays coincide.