accident, incident, event, occurrence, happening

名詞 incident:

1. a single distinct event
2. a public disturbance

形容詞 incident:

1. falling or striking of light rays on something
2. (sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence
   同義詞：incidental

1. The kidnapping caused an international incident.
   這一綁架事件引起了國際糾紛。
2. An unusual conjunction of circumstances led to the incident.
   各種情況的偶然巧合導(dǎo)致了這件事的發(fā)生。
3. She couldn't erase the incident from her memory.
   她難以忘記那次事件。
4. This latest incident may be the lever needed to change government policy.
   最近的事件或許可以作為迫使政府改變政策所需的手段。
5. The police are connecting this incident with last week's terrorist bombing.
   警方認(rèn)為這次事件和上周的恐怖分子爆炸事件有關(guān)。
6. The serious incident along the border increased our fears of the war.
   邊境上的緊張局勢加重了我們對戰(zhàn)爭的憂慮。

in.ci.dent

n.（名詞）
A definite and separate occurrence; an event.See Synonyms at occurrence
特定事件：明確或單獨(dú)的現(xiàn)象；事件參見 occurrence
A usually minor event or condition that is subordinate to another.
附帶事件：附屬于另一事的一件通常小的事件或情況
Something contingent on or related to something else.
附帶事宜，相關(guān)事件：以別的事件為條件或與其相關(guān)的事
An occurrence or event that interrupts normal procedure or precipitates a crisis:
突發(fā)事件，插曲：打破正常秩序或引起突發(fā)危機(jī)的現(xiàn)象或事件：
例句：
an international incident.
國際性事件

adj.（形容詞）
Tending to arise or occur as a result or an accompaniment:
難免發(fā)生的，伴隨的：傾向于作為結(jié)果或附屬物發(fā)生或出現(xiàn)的：
例句：
.There is a professional melancholy . . . incident to the occupation of a tailor.(Charles Lamb)
.有一種職業(yè)性倦怠…容易在裁縫這一行業(yè)中產(chǎn)生.(查爾斯·蘭姆)

Related to or dependent on another thing.
相關(guān)事件的，附于其它事件的：相關(guān)的或依賴于另一事的
Physics Falling upon or striking a surface:
【物理學(xué)】 入射的：投在或射在一表面的：
例句：
incident radiation.
入射的輻射線

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old French [apt to happen, an incident]
源自 古法語 [易發(fā)生的，事件]
from Latin incidôns incident- [present participle of] incidere [to happen]
源自 拉丁語 incidôns incident- [] incidere的現(xiàn)在分詞 [發(fā)生]
in- [on] * see in- 2
in- [在…上面] *參見 in-2
cadere [to fall] * see kad-
cadere [落，跌倒] *參見 kad-