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

• This feature of stability highlights a basic contrast between an overlapping consensus and a modus Vivendi, the stability of which does depend on happenstance and a balance of relative forces.
  因此，与一种权宜之计不同，重叠共识所带来的稳定性并不信赖于各种相对力量之间的偶然情形和平衡。
• You don't think it was just happenstance?
  你不觉得它只是意外？
• 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 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。
• 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。
• Based on the above research, the paper provides strategy for avoiding progressive collapse caused by the damage of local component from the angle of controlling the happenstance of accidental events, preventing local structural damage and ensuring reasonable structure design.
  基于上述研究，本文从控制偶然事件发生、防止结构局部破坏及保证合理结构设计等角度提出了避免结构因局部构件破坏发生连续倒塌的策略。
• 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。
• By happenstance they were both in the room at the same time.
  他们凑巧同时都在房间里。
• Here are some techniques the authors suggest we can use to turn happenstance to our advantage.
  以下是作者的一些建议，我们可以用它来将偶发事件转变成对我们有益的事件。