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incidentally 音标拼音: [ ,ɪnsɪd'ɛntəli] [ ,ɪnsɪd'ɛntli] ad. 附随地,偶然,顺便 附随地,偶然,顺便 incidentally adv 1: introducing a different topic; in point of fact; " incidentally, I won' t go to the party" [ synonym: { by the way}, { by the bye}, { incidentally}, { apropos}] 2: of a minor or subordinate nature; " these magnificent achievements were only incidentally influenced by Oriental models" [ synonym: { incidentally}, { accidentally}] Incidental \ In` ci* den" tal\, a. Happening, as an occasional event, without regularity; coming without design; casual; accidental; hence, not of prime concern; subordinate; collateral; as, an incidental conversation; an incidental occurrence; incidental expenses. [ 1913 Webster] By some, religious duties . . . appear to be regarded . . . as an incidental business. -- Rogers. Syn: Accidental; casual; fortuitous; contingent; chance; collateral. See { Accidental}. -- { In` ci* den" tal* ly}, adv. -- { In` ci* den" tal* ness}, n. [ 1913 Webster] I treat either or incidentally of colors. -- Boyle. [ 1913 Webster] 26 Moby Thesaurus words for " incidentally": a propos, accidentally, apropos, apropos of, as it chanced, by a fluke, by accident, by chance, by good fortune, by hazard, by the by, by the way, casually, en passant, for example, for some reason, fortuitously, in passing, in some way, par exemple, parenthetically, perchance, somehow, somehow or other, speaking of, unpredictably
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