accident, incident, event, occurrence, happening

名詞 occurrence:

1. an event that happens
   同義詞：happening, occurrent, natural event
2. an instance of something occurring

1. It is more a made-up story than a real occurrence.
   那是杜撰的故事，而不是真實(shí)發(fā)生的事情。
2. An unforeseen event that disrupts the normal course of things; an inopportune occurrence.
   意外擾亂事物正常進(jìn)程的意外事件; 不湊巧發(fā)生之事

oc.cur.rence

n.（名詞）
The act or an instance of occurring.
發(fā)生：發(fā)生的行為或例子
Something that takes place.
發(fā)生的事情

【引伸】
occur.rent
adj.（形容詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>occurrence,happening,event,incident,episode,circumstanceThese nouns all refer to something that takes place or comes to pass.
這些名詞均指發(fā)生或即將過去的事情。
Occurrence andhappening are the most general:
Occurrence 和happening 是最一般的：
例句：
an everyday occurrence;
日常之事；

例句：
a happening of no great importance.
沒有重大意義的事情。

Event usually signifies a notable occurrence:
Event 通常指能被注意到的事情：
例句：
The events of the day are reported on the evening news.
那天的事件已在晚間新聞上作了報(bào)導(dǎo)，

例句：
.Great events make me quiet and calm; it is only trifles that irritate my nerves. (Victoria).
.偉大的 事件使我平靜和從容；只有那些瑣事才令我心煩. （維多利亞）。

Incident may apply to a minor occurrence:
Incident 可用于小事情：
例句：
Errors are inescapable incidents in the course of scientific research. The term may also refer to a distinct event of sharp identity and significance:
在科研過程中，錯(cuò)誤是不可避免的事情。 這個(gè)詞也可以用指具有重大意義的非常事件：

例句：
His debut at Carnegie Hall was the first of a succession of exciting incidents in his life. Anepisode is an incident in the course of a progression or within a larger sequence:
他在卡內(nèi)基音樂堂的首次登臺(tái)是他生命中令人激動(dòng)的事件中的第一個(gè)。 Episode 是在某一事物的發(fā)生過程中或在更大的進(jìn)程中的事情：

例句：
.Happiness was but the occasional episode in a general drama of pain. (Thomas Hardy).
.歡樂不過是普遍的苦痛過程中的一個(gè)小插曲. （托馬斯·哈代）。

Circumstance in this comparison denotes a particular incident or occurrence:
Circumstance 在這個(gè)比較中指一件特定的事情：
例句：
.What schoolboy of fourteen is ignorant of this remarkable circumstanceô. (Macaulay).
.十四歲的學(xué)生在這件值得注意的事件中會(huì)忽略掉什么呢ô. （麥考莉）