The word "coincidence" refers to the occurrence of events at the same time or in the same place by chance, often in a surprising or unusually similar manner. It can also describe the agreement or correspondence between ideas or opinions.
[N-VAR 可变名词]巧合；巧事 A coincidence is when two or more similar or related events occur at the same time by chance and without any planning.
Mr. Berry said the timing was a coincidence and that his decision was unrelated to Mr. Roman's departure...
贝里先生说这是时间上的巧合，他的决定与罗曼先生的离开没有关系。
...a string of amazing coincidences...
一连串惊人的巧合
The premises of Chabert and Sons were situated by the river and, by coincidence, not too far away from where Eric Talbot had met his death.
查伯特父子公司的经营场所位于河边，碰巧的是，那儿离埃里克·塔尔博特身亡的地方不太远。
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co·in·ci·denceAWL/kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns; NAmEkoʊˈɪnsɪdəns/noun1[countable , uncountable ]the fact of two things happening at the same time by chance, in a surprising way （令人吃惊的）巧合，巧事◆a strange/an extraordinary/a remarkable coincidence奇怪的╱意外的╱不寻常的巧合◆What a coincidence!I wasn't expecting to see you here. 真巧！我没料到会在这里见到你。◆It's not a coincidence thatnone of the directors are women (= it did not happen by chance).没有一位董事是女性，这并非偶然。◆By (sheer) coincidence,I met the person we'd been discussing the next day. 真是巧了，我在第二天就遇见了我们一直在谈论的那个人。☞synonyms at
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2[singular ]( formal) the fact of things being present at the same time 同时存在；并存◆the coincidence of inflation and unemployment通货膨胀与失业的并存3[singular ]( formal) the fact of two or more opinions, etc. being the same （意见等的）相同，相符，一致◆a coincidence of interests between the two partners两个合伙人之间利益的一致coincidencecoincidencesco·in·ci·dence/kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns; NAmEkoʊˈɪnsɪdəns/
1[countable, uncountable] when two things happen at the same time, in the same place, or to the same people in a way that seems surprising or unusual → coincide, coincidental: ‘I’m going to Appleby tomorrow.’ ‘What a coincidence! I’m going there too.’by coincidence By coincidence, John and I both ended up at Yale.sheer/pure coincidence (=completely by chance) It was sheer coincidence that we were staying in the same hotel.not a coincidence/more than coincidence (=not chance, but deliberate) I think it is more than coincidence that all the complaints have come from the same group of people.2[singular] formal when two ideas, opinions etc are the samecoincidence of a coincidence of interest between the mining companies and certain politiciansCOLLOCATIONSadjectivessheer/pure coincidence (=complete chance)· It was pure coincidence that we were on the same plane.mere coincidence (=only chance and nothing else)· Is it mere coincidence that they always seem to employ men?a happy/lucky/fortunate coincidence· It was just a happy coincidence that he was there too.an unfortunate coincidence· By a very unfortunate coincidence, she didn’t get either of his emails.a strange/curious coincidence· What a strange coincidence that you were both living in Bangkok at the same time.a remarkable/amazing/extraordinary coincidence· What an extraordinary coincidence meeting you here!phrasesit is a coincidence that· It was a remarkable coincidence that two people with the same name were staying at the hotel.it is not a/no coincidence that (=it is deliberate)· It is no coincidence that the Government made the announcement today.be more than (a) coincidence (=there is some other explanation)· When I saw him a third time, I realized it was more than just coincidence.a string/series/set of coincidences· The accident happened because of a string of unfortunate coincidences.
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巧合(84%)，一致(13%)，同时发生(3%)
n.巧合；一致；同时发生
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