incidental

adjective

/ˌɪnsɪˈdentl/

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incidental (to something) happening in connection with something else, but not as important as it, or not intended附带发生的；次要的；非有意的
- The discovery was incidental to their main research.这一发现是他们主要研究中的附带收获。
- incidental music (= music used with a play or a film to give atmosphere)配乐
- You may be able to get help with incidental expenses (= small costs that you have in connection with something).你可以付些钱找人帮忙。
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- Information skills are not merely incidental to the curriculum but central to it.信息获取技能绝不是课程中无关紧要的部份，而是核心内容。
- The fact that the concert made a profit was considered incidental.音乐会的盈利被认为是附带性质的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
adverb
- entirely
- purely
- merely
- …
preposition
- to
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incidental to something (specialist) happening as a natural result of something作为自然结果的；伴随而来的；免不了的
- These risks are incidental to the work of a firefighter.这些风险是担任消防员不可避免的。

Word Originearly 17th cent.: originally from medieval Latin incidentalis, from Latin incident- ‘falling upon, happening to’, from the verb incidere, from in- ‘upon’ + cadere ‘to fall’.

incidental

noun

/ˌɪnsɪˈdentl/

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something that happens in connection with something else, but is less important附带的次要事情
- You'll need money for incidentals such as tips and taxis.你将需要准备好付小费和乘出租车之类的杂项开销。
Word Originearly 17th cent.: originally from medieval Latin incidentalis, from Latin incident- ‘falling upon, happening to’, from the verb incidere, from in- ‘upon’ + cadere ‘to fall’.