happening by chance, unintentionally, or unexpectedly 意外的;非故意的 a verdict of accidental death. 意外死亡裁决。 the damage might have been accidental. 损害可能是意外造成的。
incidental; subsidiary 非主要的;附带的 the location is accidental and contributes nothing to the poem. 地点是非主要的,对诗没有什么影响。
(Philosophy)(in Aristotelian thought) relating to or denoting properties which are not essential to a thing's nature (哲)(亚里士多德思想中的)非本质属性的
noun
(Music)a sign indicating a momentary departure from the key signature by raising or lowering a note (乐)临时记号
(Ornithology). another term for vagrant (鸟)。 同 vagrant
派生 accidentally adverb 语源
late Middle English (in senses 2 and 3 of the adjective): from late Latin accidentalis, from Latin accident- 'happening' (see accident)