accidentally

英 [æksɪ'dent(ə)lɪ]美 [,æksə'dɛntli]
  • adv. 意外地；偶然地
TOEFL 中低频词

助记提示

1、ac- "to" + cid- "fall" + -ent + -al + -ly.

英文词源

accidentally (adv.)
late 14c., "non-essentially," also "unnaturally," from accidental + -ly (2). Meaning "unintentionally" is recorded from 1580s; phrase accidentally on purpose is recorded from 1862.

双语例句

1. A special locking system means the door cannot be opened accidentally.
特殊的锁定系统使门不会被意外打开。
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2. Flavell had accidentally discharged a pistol, firing it into the ceiling.
弗拉维尔不小心扳动了一把手枪的扳机，子弹射入了天花板。
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3. She accidentally knocked the tea tin off the shelf.
她不小心把架子上的茶叶罐碰了下来。
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4. It appears the names were accidentally erased from computer disks.
看起来那些名字被意外地从计算机磁盘上删除了。
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5. A policeman accidentally killed his two best friends with a single bullet.
一名警察不慎一枪打死了他的两个挚友。
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