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[/əˈkʌrəns; əˋkʌrəns/] n 用法:
1 [C] event; incident; happening 事件; 事情; 发生的事:
Robbery is now an everyday occurrence. 抢劫的事现在每天都有. *
an unfortunate occurrence 不幸事件. 用法:
2 [U] (fml 文) fact, frequency, etc of sth happening 事情发生的事实或频繁:
He's studying the occurrence of accidents on this piece of road, ie how often, etc they take place. 他在研究这段路上发生事故的情形. 用法:
3 (idm 习语) be of frequent, rare, common, etc oc`currence (fml 文) happen or take place frequently, rarely, etc 经常、 很少...发生:
Riots are of frequent occurrence in this province. 这省经常发生骚乱. occurrence 2
NOTE ON USAGE 用法:
Compare event, occurrenceand incident. 试比较event、 occurrence、 incident三词. Occurrence is the most neutral and does not indicate a particular type of happening *occurrence为中性词, 并不特指某类型的事:
Divorce has become an everyday occurrence. 离婚已成为每天都有的事了. An event is often a happening of importance *event常指重大事件:
Their wedding will be quite an event, ie a large number of people will attend. 他们的婚礼将是件大事（即将有许多人参加）. *
The events of 1968 changed Western society. 1968年的事件改变了西方社会. An incident is usually of less importance, often occurring in a narrative *incident通常指不太重要的事情, 经常出现於叙述中:
You don't have to write down every little incident in your life. 你不必把生活中每一件事都记录下来. It can also refer to a conflict or disagreement, often involving violence 这个词还可指冲突或不和, 常涉及暴力行动:
The kidnapping caused an international incident. 这一绑架事件引起了国际纠纷. |