coincidence 的用法详解
1. 基本含义
coincidence(名词)意为“巧合;同时发生;一致”。通常指两件或多件事情在时间、地点或性质上偶然地一致,但并无因果关系。
2. 常见用法结构
It's a coincidence that...:表示“……是巧合”
by coincidence:表示“碰巧,巧合的是”
What a coincidence!:感叹句,表示“真巧啊!”
3. 经典例句
It’s just a coincidence that we both wore the same dress to the party.
By coincidence, I met my old teacher at the airport yesterday.
— “I was born on July 4th.”
— “What a coincidence! So was I!”
4. 注意事项
不可数 vs 可数:虽然 coincidence 通常是可数名词(如:a strange coincidence),但在泛指“巧合”这一概念时,有时也以不可数形式出现(较少见)。一般建议按可数名词使用。
语气色彩:使用 coincidence 时常带有惊讶或难以置信的语气,强调事件的偶然性而非必然性。
5. 常见搭配
- a remarkable / strange / funny / amazing coincidence
- pure / sheer / total coincidence
- more than a coincidence(暗示可能并非巧合)