incidental

英 [ˌɪnsɪ'dentl] 美 [ˌɪnsɪ'dentl]

• adj. 附带的；非主要的；偶然的；容易发生的
• n. 附带事件；杂项

英英释义

Noun:

1. (frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not specified;

   "he requested reimbursement of $7 for incidental expenses"
   

2. an item that is incidental

Adjective:

1. (sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence;

   "incidental expenses"
   "the road will bring other incidental advantages"
   "extra duties incidental to the job"
   "labor problems incidental to a rapid expansion"
   "confusion incidental to a quick change"
   

2. not of prime or central importance;

   "nonessential to the integral meanings of poetry"
   

3. following or accompanying as a consequence;

   "an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems"
   "snags incidental to the changeover in management"
   "attendant circumstances"
   "the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness"
   "the ensuant response to his appeal"
   "the resultant savings were considerable"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. The incidental expenses of cars in this city are expensive.
   这个城市汽车的附加费用很昂贵。
2. You should know the additional responsibilities that are incidental to the job.
   你该知道做这项工作要承担额外责任。
3. Justice is incidental to law and order.
   对于法律和秩序，公正是偶然的。
4. Fatigue is incidental to a journey in a strange land.
   在陌生的地方旅行，容易疲劳。

用作名词 (n.)

1. Carry extra cash for taxis, tips and other incidentals.
   带些额外的的钱，用来支付出租车费、小费和其它杂项。

经典引文

• The dangers incidental to pigsticking.

  出自： J. Inglis

词汇搭配

• incidental music (戏剧
• incidental malaria [医] 偶发疟
• incidental memory 无意记忆
• incidental transaction 额外交易,非经常性交...
• incidental expenses 额外开支
• incidental element 杂质元素
• incidental gains 杂项收益,非经常收益...
• incidental revenue 杂项营业收入,偶获收...
• incidental losses 杂项损失,非经常性损...
• incidental costs 附带成本
• incidental cost 附带成本
• incidental parasite 偶然寄生物
• incidental host 偶见宿主(动)...
• incidental image [医] 副像, 残像...
• incidental to 附带的, 易发生的,...

近反义词

【近义词】

• adventitious 偶然的
• occasional 偶然的
• side 边
• contingent 代表团
• accidental 意外的
• extraneous 外来的
• circumstantial 依情况而定的...
• accompanying 陪伴的
• attendant 伴随的
• related 相关的
• secondary 次要的
• subsidiary 子公司
• supplementary 补充的
• minor 轻微的
• incident 事变
• nonessential 非本质的
• concomitant 相伴的
• incidental expense 杂费
• consequent 作为结果的
• ensuant 伴随的
• resultant 作为结果的
• sequent 随后的

【反义词】

• basic 基本的