adj. 意外的，偶然的；非主要的，附带的；（亚里士多德思想中的）非本质属性的；临时记号的
n. 临时记号；次要方面，非主要的特性
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accidental death意外死亡；非正常死亡
accidental damage意外损坏
词根：accident
adv.
accidentally 意外地；偶然地
n.
accident 事故；意外；[法] 意外事件；机遇
1.More probable is bird transport, either externally, by accidental attachment of the seeds to feathers, or internally, by the swallowing of fruit and subsequent excretion of the seeds.
更有可能的是鸟类运输：或者是通过外部途径，即种籽偶然附着在羽毛上；或者是通过内部途径，即鸟类吞食果实并随后将种籽排泄出来。
2.The timing is unlikely to be accidental.
时机不会是巧合。
3.Dorchester County officials apologized for the accidental mass killing of bees.
多切斯特郡的官员为意外杀死大量蜜蜂表示道歉。
4.Information must be stored so that it is secure from accidental deletion.
必须把资料保存起来，这样才不至于无意中删除。
5.You simply communicate photographs and catchy posts to a diverse group of people whom you have "friended" or "followed" based on an accidental interaction.
你只是把照片和抓人眼球的帖子传递给一群因偶然互动而成为好友或关注你的人。
6.But God knows. Nothing in your life is accidental.
但要知道上帝是全知的，故你的生命中没有什么是偶然的。
7.Three things tend to spawn accidental complexity.
有三个问题可能会产生偶发复杂度。
8.He sped his car off the accidental site.
他加快车速，驶离了出事地点。