incidentally
gb/ˌɪnsɪdˈɛntəli/ us/ˌɪnsɪdˈɛntəli/
B2
Англійська
~ 8300
egyébként, jut eszembe, mellesleg, amúgy, járulékosan, mellékesen, véletlenül
B2
1
Модель уживання:
[Incidentally], [clause]
Incidentally, have you finished the report I sent you last week?
Egyébként befejezted már azt a jelentést, amit a múlt héten küldtem neked?
Oh, incidentally, Sarah called while you were out.
Ja, jut eszembe, Sarah telefonált, amíg nem voltál itt.
Incidentally, the meeting has been moved to Friday afternoon.
Incidentally, I loved your presentation yesterday.
Incidentally, did you hear that the cafe on the corner is closing?
Навчальні приклади
Incidentally, I have one more question.
Egyébként van még egy kérdésem.
Incidentally, my sister also works in this company.
Egyébként a nővérem is ennél a cégnél dolgozik.
Incidentally, we need to book the hotel soon.
Incidentally, I saw your brother at the station.
Incidentally, there is a bus every ten minutes.
Поширена помилка:
Learners often confuse "incidentally" with "accidentally." "Incidentally" is used like "by the way" to add extra information, usually at the start of a sentence followed by a comma. "Accidentally" means "by mistake." Another mistake is putting it in the middle of a sentence without commas, which can sound unnatural in this discourse-marker sense.
Значення
used to introduce a side remark
Словосполучення
Incidentally, did you
|Incidentally, I wanted
|Oh, incidentally
|Incidentally, just to
Синоніми
by the way (More common in everyday speech and slightly more informal, but used in the same way to introduce a side remark.)
|
as an aside (Sounds a bit more formal or written; often used when commenting on one’s own remark.)
Антоніми
importantly (Signals that what follows is central and significant, the opposite of introducing a minor or side point.)
Теми
conversation
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Визначення
Used at the start of a sentence before a small extra comment that is not the main topic, like “by the way.”
Used to introduce a comment that is not directly related to the main subject being discussed, similar to “by the way.”
Incidentally, I’ll be in your city next week if you want to meet.
Mellesleg a jövő héten a városodban leszek, ha szeretnél találkozni.
Incidentally, there’s a great bakery around the corner you should try.
Mellesleg van a sarkon egy remek pékség, érdemes kipróbálnod.
Incidentally, if anyone needs a ride home, I have space in my car.
Значення
"incidentally" as a sentence-starter aside
Визначення
Used at the beginning of a sentence, usually followed by a comma, to add a small extra comment that is not the main topic, similar to saying "by the way."
C1
FORMAL
2
Модель уживання:
[something] happens incidentally / to do [something] incidentally
The disease was discovered incidentally during routine blood tests.
A betegséget a rutinszerű vérvizsgálatok során véletlenül fedezték fel.
The project will incidentally create several hundred new jobs in the region.
A projekt járulékosan több száz új munkahelyet is teremt a térségben.
I met her incidentally at a conference while looking for someone else.
The new policy may incidentally reduce traffic in the city center.
Laboratory staff can be incidentally exposed to chemicals during normal procedures.
Навчальні приклади
The problem was found incidentally during a normal check.
A problémát egy szokásos ellenőrzés során véletlenül fedezték fel.
He got management experience incidentally while working on the project.
A projekten dolgozva mellékesen vezetői tapasztalatot is szerzett.
We met incidentally on the train to London.
You will incidentally learn some computer skills in this course.
The test showed incidentally that his blood pressure was high.
Поширена помилка:
Learners sometimes use "incidentally" when they only mean "by mistake" or "not on purpose"; in everyday speech, "accidentally" is usually more natural for that idea. "Incidentally" is more common in formal or written English when the writer wants to say something is only a side effect or not the main aim.
Значення
as a minor or chance result
Словосполучення
discovered incidentally
|occur incidentally
|happen incidentally
|arise incidentally
|exposed incidentally
|benefit incidentally
Синоніми
accidentally (Often suggests purely by chance or by mistake; "incidentally" can be more neutral and is common in formal or technical writing to stress that something is not the main aim.)
|
secondarily (Emphasizes that something is of secondary importance or a side effect, similar to the more formal uses of "incidentally.")
Антоніми
deliberately (Means something is done on purpose as a main intention, the opposite of it happening only as a side effect or by chance.)
|
primarily (States that something is the main purpose or focus, the opposite of being a minor or incidental result.)
Теми
science
|work
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Визначення
Happening as a small extra result, or by chance, and not as the main reason for something.
In a way that occurs as a minor, secondary, or chance result, and not as the main purpose or focus.
Граматика
Словникова форма
incidentally
IPA
GB/ˌɪnsɪdˈɛntəli/
US/ˌɪnsɪdˈɛntəli/
Склади й наголос
in - cid - ent - ally (4 склади)
Stress on 3rd syllable (ent)
Форми слова
Noun
- Base: incidentally
- Plural: incidentallies
Споріднені слова
Forms
incidentallies
noun
Core family
incident
noun B1
incidental
adjective B2
Related words
Advanced or less common
incidence
noun C1
Вирази
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