happenstance是什么意思？

happenstance

英[ˈhæpənstæns] 美[ˈhæpənˌstæns]

• n. 偶然事件，意外事件；

例句

• Happiness is not a situation to be longed for, or a convergence of lucky happenstance. 幸福并非一种能渴求到的状态, 也不是一系列幸运的偶然.
• Clearly this was a profitable happenstance for both the owners and the king. 显然后者对于农场主和国王来说都是收益颇丰的惊喜.
• I came to live at the farm by happenstance. 我来到该农场住下纯属偶然。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-UNCOUNT
  偶然情况;巧合
  If you say that something happened by happenstance, you mean that it happened because of certain circumstances, although it was not planned by anyone.
  例句
  I came to live at the farm by happenstance. 我来到该农场住下纯属偶然。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental