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

• Here are some techniques the authors suggest we can use to turn happenstance to our advantage.
  以下是作者的一些建议，我们可以用它来将偶发事件转变成对我们有益的事件。
• That being said, part of it was just happenstance in that I wasn't doing anything in front of a camera.
  话虽这么说，但喜欢它的一部分原因仅仅是我不是在摄像机前面做任何表演。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• So number one, be thorough. Don't count on happenstance to get you anywhere, because it won't.
  所以，第一，要周全。别指望靠偶然能让你做成什么事，因为偶然不能。