happening by chance; not planned 意外的;偶然的 a verdict of accidental death 意外死亡的裁决 I didn't think our meeting was accidental—he must have known I would be there. 我认为我们相遇不是偶然的,他肯定知道我要去那里。
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Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin accidentalis, from Latin accident- ‘happening’, from the verb accidere, from ad- ‘towards, to’ + cadere ‘to fall’.