Occurrence



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 事件; 发生
• ［英］ n. 事件 ( event, incident) , 发生 ( fact of occurring)
• ［类］ prodigy : person / miracle : occurrence ( 奇才是奇特的人 / 奇迹是奇特的事)
• ［记］ 来自occur ( 发生) +rence

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Date: 1539
• 1. something that occurs <a startling occurrence>
• 2. the action or instance of occurring <the repeated occurrence of petty theft in the locker room>
• Synonyms:
  • occurrence, event, incident, episode, circumstance mean something that happens or takes place. occurrence may apply to a happening without intent, volition, or plan <an encounter that was a chance occurrence>. event usually implies an occurrence of some importance and frequently one having antecedent cause<the events following the assassination>. incident suggests an occurrence of brief duration or secondary importance<a minor wartime incident>. episode stresses the distinctiveness or apartness of an incident<a brief romantic episode in a life devoted to work>. circumstance implies a specific detail attending an action or event as part of its setting or background<couldn't recall the exact circumstances>.

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