happenstance

英 [ˈhæpənstæns]

美 [ˈhæpənstæns]

n.  偶然情况; (尤指)机遇

复数：happenstances　

COCA.22408

牛津词典

noun

• 偶然情况；（尤指）机遇
  chance, especially when it results in sth good

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 偶然情况;巧合
  If you say that something happenedby happenstance, you mean that it happened because of certain circumstances, although it was not planned by anyone.
  1. I came to live at the farm by happenstance.
     我来到该农场住下纯属偶然。

英英释义

noun

• an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
  Synonym:coincidence

双语例句

• Well, that is an interesting question, but I think it was more by happenstance.
  嗯，这是个有趣的问题可是我认为这只是凑巧而已。
• She told a friend she hoped in Beijing just by happenstance to bump into Cantopop star Leon Lai, whom she was 'crazy' about, according to a friend.
  据朋友说，她曾告诉一位朋友，她希望能在北京偶遇香港明星黎明（LeonLai），她是黎明的狂热粉丝。
• You don't think it was just happenstance?
  你不觉得它只是意外？
• The main complaint has always revolved around the fact that Apple seemed not to have a plan for the day that Jobs would cede the helm either by choice or happenstance.
  主要的抱怨总是离不开事实，业界认为，Apple公司似乎并未准备好一份计划应付乔布斯发生意外或者主动辞职的状况。
• I came to live at the farm by happenstance.
  我来到该农场住下纯属偶然。
• By happenstance they were both in the room at the same time.
  他们凑巧同时都在房间里。
• IT'S an odd happenstance when chocolate cake inspires a recipe for deviled eggs, but so it went a few weeks ago.
  魔鬼蛋的灵感来源于巧克力蛋糕，虽然只是我偶然的奇怪的想法，但是好像几个星期前就已经形成了雏形。
• She fell into fashion by happenstance after moving to New York City from Massachusetts to attend the School of Visual Arts.
  她从马萨诸塞州搬到纽约市上视觉艺术学校（SchoolofVisualArts）后偶然进入了时尚界。
• In part this was the result of happenstance.
  从某种程度来讲，这是偶然的结果。
• It can involve happenstance, hunches and blind panic.
  这当中可能涉及偶然情况、直觉和盲目的恐慌。