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2007.09.05
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ACCIDENTALLY / BY ACCIDENT 偶然に、うっかり
- To do something accidentally or by accident is to do it without meaning to.
- accidentally または by accident とは、そうするつもりがなくて何かが起こる、または何かをする、つまり、偶然に、うっかり、という意味で使われます。
- Er, Mom, please don't be angry, but while I was washing the dishes, I accidentally broke your favorite coffee cup.
- (checking behind the TV set)
a: Ah! Here's why the TV won't turn on - it's not plugged in.
b: Oh, I must have accidentally unplugged it while I was vacuuming today. - a: How did you know where it was?
b: I didn't. I just found it by accident.
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