coincide ~ coincidence
【同时发生 ~“巧合”或“同时发生的事件”】
coincide 与 coincidence 的区别详解
1. 词性区别:
- coincide 是动词,意思是“同时发生”或“(在某方面)一致”。
- coincidence 是名词,表示“巧合”或“同时发生的事件”。
2. 词义及用法解析
(1)coincide [ˌkoʊɪnˈsaɪd] (动词)
主要含义:
- 时间上的巧合:两个或多个事件在同一时间发生。
- 🔹 Our meeting coincides with the annual conference.
(我们的会议与年度大会碰巧在同一时间举行。)
- 🔹 Our meeting coincides with the annual conference.
- 观点、意见、兴趣等的一致性:两个或多个想法、意见或兴趣相同。
- 🔹 His views on environmental protection coincide with mine.
(他对环境保护的观点与我一致。)
- 🔹 His views on environmental protection coincide with mine.
- 位置上的重合:两条线、两个物体等在空间上完全对齐或重叠。
- 🔹 The edges of the two circles coincide perfectly.
(这两个圆的边缘完全重合。)
- 🔹 The edges of the two circles coincide perfectly.
常见搭配:
- A coincides with B → A 与 B 同时发生 / A 与 B 一致
- Two things coincide in time/place → 两个事物在时间/地点上重合
(2)coincidence [koʊˈɪnsɪdəns] (名词)
主要含义:
- 意外的巧合:两个或多个事件同时发生,但彼此无因果关系。
- 🔹 What a coincidence! We both booked the same hotel.
(太巧了!我们俩都预订了同一家酒店。)
- 🔹 What a coincidence! We both booked the same hotel.
- 偶然发生的相同或相似情况。
- 🔹 It was a mere coincidence that we wore the same dress.
(我们穿了相同的裙子,这只是个巧合。)
- 🔹 It was a mere coincidence that we wore the same dress.
- 多个因素的意外组合,导致某种结果。
- 🔹 By a strange coincidence, the two men have the same name.
(奇怪的巧合是,这两个男人的名字相同。)
- 🔹 By a strange coincidence, the two men have the same name.
常见搭配:
- by coincidence → 偶然地
- 🔹 We met in Paris by coincidence.
(我们在巴黎偶然相遇。)
- 🔹 We met in Paris by coincidence.
- a strange coincidence → 奇怪的巧合
- 🔹 It was a strange coincidence that they were born on the same day.
(他们在同一天出生,真是个奇怪的巧合。)
- 🔹 It was a strange coincidence that they were born on the same day.
- a mere/pure coincidence → 纯属巧合
- 🔹 It was a pure coincidence that we met there.
(我们在那里相遇完全是巧合。)
- 🔹 It was a pure coincidence that we met there.
3. 例句对比
句子 | 解析 |
---|---|
Our exams coincide with the national holiday. | 动词,表示“我们的考试与国家假日时间上相同。” |
It's just a coincidence that we arrived at the same time. | 名词,表示“我们同时到达只是个巧合。” |
His opinion coincides with mine. | 动词,表示“他的观点和我的一致。” |
What a coincidence! We both got the same score. | 名词,表示“好巧!我们得了相同的分数。” |
4. 总结
coincide(动词) | coincidence(名词) | |
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词性 | 动词 | 名词 |
主要含义 | 1. 同时发生 2. 观点或兴趣一致 3. 位置重合 | 1. 巧合 2. 偶然发生的相似情况 |
例句 | Our birthdays coincide this year.(我们的生日今年正好是同一天。) | It’s a coincidence that we have the same birthday.(我们同一天生日是个巧合。) |
5. 记忆技巧
- coincide 是动词,强调动作,比如“两件事同时发生”或“两个想法一致”。
- coincidence 是名词,表示某种现象,即“巧合”或“偶然发生的情况”。
如果你看到一个句子在描述事件发生的动作,比如某事“正好发生在同一时间”,那么用 coincide。
如果句子是在描述“某种情况是巧合”,而不是强调“发生的动作”,就用 coincidence。