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Incidentally Information ˌɪnsɪˈdentli Introduce Thought Adv 副词 Question

The adverb "incidentally" is used to introduce a piece of information that is not directly related to the main topic, often as an afterthought. It can also mean happening by chance or as a secondary effect.

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/ɪ̱nsɪde̱ntli/
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[ADV 副词]顺便谈及;顺便提一下 You use incidentally to introduce a point which is not directly relevant to what you are saying, often a question or extra information that you have just thought of.
  [ADV with cl]
  • 'I didn't ask you to come. Incidentally, why have you come?'

    “我没有叫你来。顺便问一下,你为什么过来?”

  • The tower, incidentally, dates from the twelfth century.

    那座塔,顺便提一下,可以追溯到 12 世纪。

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[ADV 副词]附带地;伴随地 If something occurs only incidentally, it is less important than another thing or is not a major part of it.
  [ADV with v]
  • The letter mentioned my great-aunt and uncle only incidentally.

    信中仅附带提到了我的姑奶奶和叔叔。


Oxford in·ci·den·tal·ly AWL / ˌɪnsɪˈdentli ; NAmE ˌɪnsɪˈdentli / adverb 1 used to introduce a new topic, or some extra information, or a question that you have just thought of (引出新话题、附加信息、或临时想到的问题)顺便提一句 SYN by the way Incidentally, have you heard the news about Sue? 顺便问一句,你听说过苏的事了吗? 2 in a way that was not planned but that is connected with sth else 偶然;附带地 The information was only discovered incidentally. 这个信息只是偶然得到的。 in·ci·den·tal·ly / ˌɪnsɪˈdentli ; NAmE ˌɪnsɪˈdentli /
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incidentallyin‧ci‧den‧tal‧ly /ˌɪnsəˈdentəli/ ●○○ AWL adverb
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1[sentence adverb] used to add more information to what you have just said, or to introduce a new subject that you have just thought of SYN  by the way:  Incidentally, where were you born? The wine, incidentally, goes very well with a mature cheese.2in a way that was not planned, but as a result of something else:  Quite incidentally, I got some useful information at the party.
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incidentally

[ˌɪnsɪˈdentli]

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偶然地(47%),附带地(40%),顺便地(13%)
adv.顺便;偶然地;附带地

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