n (1)事件，小事件，插曲(sth that happens;minor event or episode，esp one in a novel，play，etc)[C]：A touching/funny/casual/painful/strange～happened (occurred/took place). 发生了一件动人/滑稽/偶然/令人痛苦/奇怪的事。an amusing/unpleasant～ 有趣/不愉快的事;a humorous～in a novel 小说中幽默的插曲;an ordinary/unfortunate～一件普通的事/不幸的事件; a trifling/trivial～ 区区小事/琐事;

(2)引起严重后果的冲突、骚乱等 (apparently minor conflict，disturbance，etc，as between persons，states etc，that may have serious results)[C，U]：cover up/provoke/suppress an～掩盖/引起/镇压事端;border/frontier～s 边境事件;the July 7th～of 1937 1937年七七事变;The demonstration passed off without～. 示威游行结束了，没有发生冲突。

adj (1)易发生的，与……相关联的(likely to happen;naturally connected with)[A(to/upon)](fml)：diseases～to children 儿童易患的疾病;the risks (dangers)～to the life of a test pilot/an explorer 飞机试飞员/探险家易遭遇的生命危险;weaknesses～to human nature 人性难免的弱点;These duties are～upon one as a teacher. 这些是教师应负的责任。

(2)附带的 (dependent on or naturally attached to sth else)[A(to)]：rights/duties～to a settled estate 不动产所附带的权利/义务;

(3)投(入)射的(falling;striking upon)[A(upon)]：light～upon the surface 投射在表面的光;

→͵inci′dental adj 次要的;附带的;偶然的，易发生的;͵inci′dentally adv 偶然地;顺便提一句;′incidence n 发生率;光线的投(入)射方式;

【辨异】incident与event和occurance的区别见EVENT。