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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary in·ci·dent
ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin incident-, incidens, from Latin, present participle of incidere to fall into, from in- + cadere to fall — more at chance DATE 15th century 1. something dependent on or subordinate to something else of greater or principal importance 2. a. an occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening b. an accompanying minor occurrence or condition : concomitant 3. an action likely to lead to grave consequences especially in diplomatic matters a serious border incident Synonyms: see occurrence
adjective DATE 15th century 1. occurring or likely to occur especially as a minor consequence or accompaniment the confusion incident to moving day 2. dependent on or relating to another thing in law 3. falling or striking on something incident light rays English Etymology incident 1412, "something which occurs casually in connection with something else," from L. incidentem (nom. incidens), prp. of incidere "happen, befall," from in- "on" + -cidere, comb. form of cadere "to fall" (see case (1)). Sense of "an occurrence viewed as a separate circumstance" is from 1462. Meaning "event that might trigger a crisis or political unrest" first attested 1913. Incidental"casual, occasional" first recorded in Milton (1644). Conversational use of incidentally for "by the way" first attested 1925. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ incident in·ci·dent / 5insidEnt / noun1. [C] something that happens, especially sth unusual or unpleasant 发生的事情(尤指不寻常的或讨厌的): His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。 One particular incident sticks in my mind. 有一件事我总忘不了。 2. [C, U] a serious or violent event, such as a crime, an accident or an attack 严重事件,暴力事件(如犯罪、事故、袭击等): There was a shooting incident near here last night. 昨夜这附近发生了枪击事件。 The demonstration passed off without incident. 这次示威平静地结束了。 3. [C] a disagreement between ten countries, often involving military forces (两国间的)摩擦,冲突；(常指)军事冲突: a border / diplomatic incident 边境/外交冲突 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English incident noun ADJ. major, serious | little, minor, small, trivial | further After nearly falling twice, she managed to make it to the top of the cliff without further incident. | whole He came to regret the whole incident. | actual, real/real-life The story is based on an actual incident. | alleged | reported | recorded | latest, recent | past | bad, horrific, horrifying, nasty, terrible, ugly, unpleasant, unsavoury some of the worst incidents of urban violence | violent | fatal, tragic | dramatic | controversial | famous | regrettable, unfortunate | embarrassing | bizarre, curious, mysterious, strange, unusual | amusing | unrelated, separate The police said that two men had been arrested after the match in unrelated incidents. | isolated It is feared that the attack may not have been an isolated incident. | scattered scattered incidents of violence across the country | domestic | international | border Talks between the neighbouring countries were called off following a border incident. | racial | diplomatic An error in the translation nearly caused a diplomatic incident. | terrorist | nuclear | bomb/bombing, shooting, stabbing | pollution | off-the-ball (sport) She received a serious jaw injury in an off-the-ball incident. VERB + INCIDENT cause, provoke | be responsible for The group is believed to have been responsible for several terrorist incidents. | be involved in The hot-headed tennis star became involved in an incident with the umpire. | deal with, handle The incident was extremely well handled. | avoid, prevent | regret | see, witness | recall, remember He recalled a similar incident 14 months earlier. | forget | describe, recount She described the incident as outrageous. They all laughed as he recounted the amusing incident. | discuss, talk about | play down the government's desire to play down the incident | report The pedestrian who had nearly been run over reported the incident to the police. | investigate | be hurt in, be injured in, be killed in | pass (off) without, proceed without, take place without The demonstration passed without incident. INCIDENT + VERB happen, occur, take place | arise (from/out of sth) incidents arising out of an industrial dispute | involve sb/sth a minor incid | cause sth, lead to sth, spark sth (off) The incident sparked off a riot which lasted three days. INCIDENT + NOUN room An incident room was set up at a police station near the site of the crash. PREP. following an/the ~ He was asked to leave the club following an incident at a training camp. | in an/the ~ Three soldiers were wounded in the incident. | over an/the ~ She was never disciplined over the incident. | without ~ The patrol had covered 200 miles without incident. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: CONCOMITANT , accompanying, ancillary, attendant, attending, coincident, collateral, satellite Antonyms: essential, fundamental 2 Synonyms: RELATED , affiliated, agnate, akin, allied, cognate, connate, connatural, consanguine, kindredn. Function: noun Synonyms: OCCURRENCE , circumstance, episode, event, go, happening, occasion, thingsWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged in·ci·dent I. \-nt\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin incident-, incidens, from Latin, present participle of incidere to fall into, fall on, meet up with, occur, happen, from in- in- (II) + -cidere (from cadere to fall) — more at chance 1. a. : an occurrence of an action or situation felt as a separate unit of experience : an occurrence or sometimes a situation or thing taking place as part of a larger continuum but unimportant or nonessential : happening < conflict is an inevitable incident in any active system of cooperation — Lewis Mumford > b. : an accompanying minor occurrence or condition : concomitant < Madison's view … that taxation is a necessary incident anyway to the exercise of any power — C.P.Curtis > c. : an occurrence noticeably varying a set or accustomed course or routine : an uncommon happening < to remain at variance with his wife seemed to him a considerable incident — Joseph Conrad > d. : an occurrence calling forth a sequel : a motivating event or situation : factor < the incident of that conflict was slavery, but it was not its true cause — Congressional Record > e. : a happening or related group of happenings subordinate to a main narrative plot < the melodrama and the romance … must be made up of swift successions of startling incident — E.G.Sutcliffe > f. : a frequent, accustomed, or routine occurrence unworthy of note or comment < a quite ordinary incident of daily life — Arnold Bennett > 2. a. : a contretemps, fracas, disturbance, or other action likely to lead to grave consequences especially in matters diplomatic < repeated minor incidents led finally to the danger of open combat at the boundary — American Guide Series: Maine > b. : a military situation marked by fighting without formally declared war < the Korea incident > c. chiefly Britain : a bomb explosion or other sudden violent disturbance < air-raid wardens checking on incidents > 3. a. : something dependent upon, appertaining or subordinate to, or accompanying something else of greater or principal importance < an alimony agreement may be an incident of a divorce proceeding > b. : something arising or resulting from something else of greater or principal importance < a power to employ a broker may be an incident of an express power to sell real estate > Synonyms: see occurrence II. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin incident-, incidens, present participle 1. a. : occurring or likely to occur especially as a minor consequence or accompaniment < confusion incident to a quick change > : associated or naturally related or attaching < the privileges incident to increased rank > b. obsolete : pertinent , apposite , liable , subject 2. archaic : occurring accidentally and without essential relationship : incidental 3. law : dependent on or appertaining to another thing : directly and immediately relating to or involved in something else though not an essential part of it 4. a. : falling or striking on something — used especially of light rays on a plane b. : acting from without : external < attacks by incident forces > Synonyms: see liable |
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