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

• This includes non-operating and incidental expenses.
  它包括非营业性杂费。
• Information skills are not merely incidental to the curriculum but central to it.
  信息技术在该课程中并不是附带的，而是核心内容。
• We shall not be liable for incidental or consequential damages. No intermediate states are recognized or accepted.
  本公司对附带损坏或间接损坏不负任何责任。不能识别或接受任何中间状态。
• This identifier needs to be unique with no chance of incidental clashing with other tags.
  该标识符需要保持唯一，而不存在与其他标记偶然冲突的可能性。
• A Survey Study: Effects of Intentional and Incidental Vocabulary Learning on Vocabulary Retention
  词汇刻意学习和附带学习对词汇记忆效果影响的比较研究
• The points you make are true, but they're incidental to the main problem.
  你所说的道理是正确的，但它们与主要问题相比却是枝节性的。
• 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；
• You will receive an allowance for meals and incidental expenses.
  你会得到餐费和杂费补助。
• 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。
• He has rightly praised "huckleberry finn", and mark twain's great incidental achievement, in it and his another work, of creating a prose-style suited to the American ethos.
  他正确地称赞了《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》和马克·吐温无意中获得的伟大成就，在这部和其他作品里，创造了一种符合美国民族精神的散文文体。