accidentally 英 [æksɪ'dent(ə)lɪ]   美 [,æksə'dɛntli]

accidentally

accidentally  英 [æksɪ'dent(ə)lɪ] 美 [,æksə'dɛntli]

adv. 意外地;偶然地 

He broke the vase accidentally. 他意外打破了花瓶。
She accidentally erased the tape. 她意外地抹去了录了音的磁带。

  • If something happens accidentally, it didn't happen on purpose — blame it on a mistake, chance, or outside forces.
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  • adv. 意外地;偶然地
  • 1. He broke the vase accidentally.

    他意外打破了花瓶。

  • 2. She accidentally erased the tape.

    她意外地抹去了录了音的磁带。

  • accidentally (adv.) late 14c., "non-essentially," also "unnaturally," from accidental (adj.) + -ly (2). Meaning "unintentionally" is recorded from 1580s; phrase accidentally on purpose is recorded from 1799.
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