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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

incident ['ɪnsɪdnt]
  1. 1. noun [c] (event) 事件

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

incident [ˈɪnsɪdənt]
  1. 1. n.[c] 事情事件
  2. 2. n.[c/u] 冲突骚乱暴力事件
    The police investigated an incident at the bus station.
    警察公共汽车站勘察事故
  3. 3. n.[c] 敌对行动军事冲突
  4. 4. n.[c] 小事情,小插曲
  5. 5. n.[c] [Law] 附带条件
  6. 6. adjective [Physics] 入射
  7. 7. adjective 附属的附带的;伴随而来的

Collins English-English Dictionary

incident ['ɪnsɪdənt]
  1. 1. n a distinct or definite occurrence; event
  2. 2. n a minor, subsidiary, or related event or action
  3. 3. n a relatively insignificant event that might have serious consequences, esp in international politics
  4. 4. n a public disturbance
    the police had reports of an incident outside a pub
  5. 5. n the occurrence of something interesting or exciting
    the trip was not without incident
  6. 6. adj [postpositive; foll by to] related (to) or dependent (on)
  7. 7. adj [when postpositive, often foll by to] having a subsidiary or minor relationship (with)
  8. 8. adj (esp of a beam of light or particles) arriving at or striking a surface
    incident electrons
  9. 9. adj [Etymology] C15: from Medieval Latin incidens an event, from Latin incidere, literally: to fall into, hence befall, happen, from in-2 + cadere to fall

Examples

incident rays
入射线
He referred to an incident that occurred in 1980.
他提到了1980年发生的一件事。
We must all share the blame for the haberdashery incident.
我们在这次男子服饰经销店事件中都有责任。
The whole incident had moved her profoundly.
整个事件深深地感动了她。
Blight is a disease incident to plants.
植物容易患枯萎病。

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