incidental

incidental
adjective
  1. accompanying but not a major part of something
    附带的,伴随的,非主要的
    for the fieldworker who deals with real problems, paperwork is incidental.
    对于处理实际问题的实地工作者来说,文书工作不是主要的。
    incidental expenses.
    附带的开支。
    ■occurring by chance in connection with something else
    偶然发生的
    the incidental catch of dolphins in the pursuit of tuna.
    捕捉金枪鱼时偶尔捕到的海豚。
  2. [predic.](incidental to)liable to happen as a consequence of (an activity)
    易发生的
    the ordinary risks incidental to a fireman's job.
    从事消防工作易发生的常见险情。
noun
  1. (一般作 incidentals)an incidental detail, expense, event, etc
    杂项;杂费;附带事件
    an allowance to cover meals, taxis, and other incidentals.
    支付餐费,出租车费和其他杂费的津贴。
语源
  1. early 17th cent.: originally from medieval Latin incidentalis, from Latin incident- 'falling upon, happening to' (from the verb incidere)
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