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

• Chen's fateful happenstance refract puzzle of the world, and his magic dissipate of his life just the logic result of absurdity.
  陈世德决定性的偶然经历折射出人生的不可知，他疯狂的人生挥霍体现出一种全部浸在荒谬之中的生活逻辑结果。
• 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。
• In part this was the result of happenstance.
  从某种程度来讲，这是偶然的结果。
• 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。
• 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。
• If the National Day of2008 has anything else of remark, then it must be the happenstance that it is the30-year anniversary of the Reform and Opening.
  如果说2008年的国庆日还有什么特别之处，那么就在于今年恰逢改革开放30周年。
• This feature of stability highlights a basic contrast between an overlapping consensus and a modus Vivendi, the stability of which does depend on happenstance and a balance of relative forces.
  因此，与一种权宜之计不同，重叠共识所带来的稳定性并不信赖于各种相对力量之间的偶然情形和平衡。
• By happenstance they were both in the room at the same time.
  他们凑巧同时都在房间里。