1. | [c][u] (令人吃惊的)巧合,巧事the fact of two things happening at the same time by chance, in a surprising way |
a strange/an extraordinary/a remarkable coincidence 奇怪的╱不寻常的╱惊人的巧合 | |
What a coincidence! I wasn't expecting to see you here. 真巧!我没料到会在这里见到你。 | |
It's not a coincidence that none of the directors are women(= it did not happen by chance) . 没有一位董事是女性,这并非偶然。 | |
By (sheer) coincidence , I met the person we'd been discussing the next day. 真是巧了,我在第二天就遇见了我们一直在谈论的那个人。 |
2. | [sing] 同时存在;并存the fact of things being present at the same time |
the coincidence of inflation and unemployment 通货膨胀与失业的并存 |
3. | [sing] (意见等的)相同,相符,一致the fact of two or more opinions, etc. being the same |
a coincidence of interests between the two partners 两个合伙人之间利益的一致 |