一、詳細釋義:


adj.

易發(fā)生的;附帶的


例句:

These diseases are incident to childhood.

兒童易患這類疾病。


例句:

There are many evils incident to human society.

人類社會有很多罪惡。


n.

事件;事變 [C]


例句:

They want to find out the cause and effect of the incident.

他們要弄清事件的來龍去脈。


例句:

The serious incident along the border increased our fears of the war.

邊境上的緊張局勢加重了我們對戰(zhàn)爭的憂慮。


事故 [C]


例句:

The incident occurred right before our unbelieving eyes.

事故恰恰發(fā)生在我們眼前,盡管我們不敢相信自己的眼睛。


例句:

The incident involving the two cars happened right outside my window.

兩輛小汽車相撞的事故剛好發(fā)生在我的窗外。


插曲 [C]


例句:

There was a funny incident when the fat woman couldn't get out of the car.

當那位胖女人下不了小汽車時有一段滑稽的插曲。


例句:

This little incident filled me with elation.

這一小插曲令我充滿歡欣。


二、詞義辨析:


accident,incident,event,occurrence,happening

這些名詞均有“事故、事件”之意。 accident強調偶然或意外發(fā)生的不幸事情。 incident既可指小事件或附帶事件,又可指政治上具有影響的事件或事變。 event可指任何大小事件,但尤指歷史上的重大事件。 occurrence和happening這兩個詞多指日常生活中發(fā)生的一般事件,有時也指偶然發(fā)生的事。


三、參考例句:


The incident sparked a controversy.

這一事件引發(fā)了一場爭端。


The incident punctured his pride.

這一事件損傷了他的自尊心。


The incident was a drama.

那件事很戲劇性。


The incident had gone unrecorded.

該事件并未留下記錄。


This little incident filled me with elation.

這一小插曲令我充滿歡欣。


The incident stuck in my memory.

那次事件清楚地留在我的記憶里。


These diseases are incident to childhood.

兒童易患這類疾病。


The incident was over in a twinkle.

那件事一瞬間就過去了。


The voting went ahead without incident.

投票順利進行。


The incident was noticed in a magazine.

這一事件在一份雜志里述及。