incidental

英 [ˌɪnsɪˈdentl]

美 [ˌɪnsɪˈdentl]

adj.  附带发生的; 次要的; 非有意的; 作为自然结果的; 伴随而来的; 免不了的
n.  附带的次要事情

复数：incidentals　

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Collins.1 / BNC.9982 / COCA.12217

牛津词典

adj.

• 附带发生的；次要的；非有意的
  happening in connection with sth else, but not as important as it, or not intended
  1. 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。
  2. incidental music (= music used with a play or a film/movie to give atmosphere)
     配乐
  3. You may be able to get help with incidental expenses (= small costs that you get in connection with sth) .
     你可以付些钱找人帮忙。
• 作为自然结果的；伴随而来的；免不了的
  happening as a natural result of sth
  1. 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。

noun

• 附带的次要事情
  something that happens in connection with sth else, but is less important
  1. 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。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 附带的;伴随的;次要的
  If one thing isincidentalto another, it is less important than the other thing or is not a major part of it.
  1. The playing of music proved to be incidental to the main business of the evening...
     音乐演奏成了当晚唱主角的商业活动的陪衬。
  2. At the bottom of the bill, you will notice various incidental expenses such as faxes.
     在账单底部,你会发现有传真等各项杂费。

双语例句

• The price, amount and method of payment, and various incidental charges;
  价格条件、支付金额、支付方式和各种附带的费用；
• Incidental Vocabulary Learning; Involvement Load Hypothesis; Writing; Reading;
  词汇附带习得；任务投入量假设；写作；阅读；
• Keep this money for your incidental expenses.
  这点儿钱，你留着零花吧。
• The present study was intended to investigate the effects of different learning tasks with different involvement loads on incidental English vocabulary acquisition for Chinese English majors.
  本研究主要研究了涉及不同投入量的学习任务对中国英语专业学生英语词汇附带习得的影响。
• The playing of music proved to be incidental to the main business of the evening
  音乐演奏成了当晚唱主角的商业活动的陪衬。
• According to different symptoms, constipation can be classified into habitual constipation and incidental constipation two types.
  按照症状不同，便秘可分为习惯性便秘和偶发性便秘两种类型。
• Please lump all these items together under the heading “ incidental expenses ”.
  把这些费用归并列入“杂费”项内。
• In this application, sound enhances the user experience, but it is incidental.
  在这个应用程序里，声音增强了用户体验，但并不是主要的。
• It is just an incidental love that we haven't expected.
  你和我之间的关系只是我们没有预料到的一个爱情火花。
• Keep this money for incidental expenses on the way.
  这点儿钱留着在路上零花吧！