an event that happens by chance or that is without apparent or deliberate cause.
the pregnancy was an accident
同义词：
chancemere chancecoincidencetwist of fatefreakhazardpiece of good fortune(bit of) luck(bit of) good luckflukehappy chanceserendipityfatefortuityfortuneprovidencehappenstance
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Philosophy
(in Aristotelian thought) a property of a thing which is not essential to its nature.
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accident的示例
it is no accident that my tale features a tragic romance
he had an accident at the factory
my faith is an accident of birth, not a matter of principled commitment
the pregnancy was an accident
four people were killed in a car accident
he had a little accident, but I washed his shorts out
an accident investigator
if you are unable to work owing to accident or sickness
