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

• 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。
• You don't think it was just happenstance?
  你不觉得它只是意外？
• 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。
• I came to live at the farm by happenstance.
  我来到该农场住下纯属偶然。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。