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coincidence

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
coincidence /koʊˈɪnsədəns/ noun
plural coincidences
coincidence
/koʊˈɪnsədəns/
noun
plural coincidences
Learner's definition of COINCIDENCE
: a situation in which events happen at the same time in a way that is not planned or expected巧合;巧事
[noncount]
[count]
[singular] formal : the occurrence of two or more things at the same time同时发生
[singular] formal : the state of two or more things being the same相同;相符;一致often + of
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5527 COCA: 5812

coincidence

noun

co·​in·​ci·​dence kō-ˈin(t)-sə-dən(t)s How to pronounce coincidence (audio)
-sə-ˌden(t)s
1
: the act or condition of coinciding : correspondence
… a perfect coincidence between truth and goodness … Robert South
2
: the occurrence of events that happen at the same time by accident but seem to have some connection
… causal connection requires something more than mere coincidence as to time and place … Wayne R. LaFave
also : any of these occurrences

Example Sentences

It was mere coincidence that brought them together so far from Chicago. By coincidence, every man in the room was named Fred. “I'm going to Boston this weekend.” “What a coincidence! I am too.” It was no coincidence that he quit his job at the bank a day after the robbery. a series of strange coincidences By a fortunate coincidence, we arrived at the theater at the same time. Scientists have no explanation for the coincidence of these phenomena. See More
Recent Examples on the Web No coincidence that her whistleblower sherpa was the same as Zatko’s, John Tye. Steven Levy, WIRED, 26 Aug. 2022 The coincidence of its arrival on Pluto TV, in August, with a Film Forum retrospective of films by the French director Alain Resnais is a useful reminder of what connects the art-house and Hollywood traditions. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2022 The spectacle of realism also lets Industry get away with the sort of unreality that so much TV relies on—contrivance, coincidence, and plot holes, all working in service of juicy twists. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 16 Aug. 2022 To paraphrase Ian Fleming: To read one good book is happenstance; two is coincidence; three is wild good fortune. New York Times, 4 Apr. 2022 Still, on the blog The Rowling Library, Rowling maintained that any similarities between her own life and The Ink Black Heart are just coincidence. Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 31 Aug. 2022 The blockbuster sales weren't fully anticipated by Rowing Blazers founder Jack Carlson, who maintains that the collection's debut in tandem with Diana's arrival on the popular Netflix drama was merely a coincidence. Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 27 Aug. 2022 Those changes are now bigger and bolder—and the timing isn’t a coincidence. Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 24 Aug. 2022 The fact that Buterin has a book titled Proof of Stake coming out in September is probably a coincidence. WIRED, 20 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Medieval Latin coincidentia, derivative of coincident-, coincidens, present participle of coincidere "to agree in nature, coincide"

First Known Use

1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of coincidence was in 1605
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5527 COCA: 5812
coincidence

noun

ADJECTIVE | ... OF COINCIDENCES | COINCIDENCE + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEcomplete, pure, sheer完全湊巧;純粹巧合It was pure coincidence that they were both in Vegas on the same day.他們兩個同一天都在維加斯純粹是個巧合。mere只是巧合happy, lucky愉快的/幸運的巧合What a happy coincidence to meet you at the airport just when I wanted to see you.我正想見你,就在機場碰到你,真是令人高興的巧合。unfortunate不幸的巧合amazing, bizarre, curious, extraordinary, funny, incredible, odd, remarkable, strange, weird, wonderful驚人的/離奇的/奇特的/不尋常的/有趣的/難以置信的/古怪的/不平常的/奇怪的/怪誕的/奇妙的巧合... OF COINCIDENCESseries, set, string一連串的巧合They met through a series of strange coincidences.一連串奇怪的巧合讓他們碰到了一起。COINCIDENCE + VERBhappen巧合發生Remarkable coincidences do happen in real life.現實生活中確實會發生不尋常的巧合。PREPOSITIONby (a) coincidence碰巧By coincidence, we both went to the same school.碰巧我們兩個上的是同一所學校。By an unfortunate coincidence, their house was broken into on the day he lost his job.不幸的是,在他丟了工作的那天,他們家又偏巧遭竊。

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