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.
[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·lyAWL/ˌɪnsɪˈdentli; NAmEˌɪnsɪˈdentli/adverb1used 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SYNby the way◆Incidentally, have you heard the news about Sue?顺便问一句,你听说过苏的事了吗?2in 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; NAmEˌɪnsɪˈdentli/
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 ofSYN 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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