coincidence

偶然、偶然の一致

計画したわけではなく、偶然に生じる出来事どうしの意外なつながり。

やさしい英語で： A surprising connection between events that happens by chance rather than because someone planned it.

• What a coincidence!
• By coincidence, my neighbour was on the same flight.
• It was pure coincidence that they wore identical coats.

使い方： by coincidence (By coincidence, we booked rooms in the same hotel.); a coincidence that… (It is a coincidence that we share a birthday.)

類義語： chance occurrence

よく使う表現： by coincidence, strange coincidence, pure coincidence

一致、同時発生

同じ場所を占めたり、同じ時刻に起きたりすること。

やさしい英語で： The state of occupying the same place or occurring at the same time.

• The two signals showed exact coincidence.
• We measured the coincidence of the lines on the screen.
• Coincidence in time does not prove that one event caused another.

使い方： coincidence of A and B (The diagram shows the coincidence of the two points.)

類義語： overlap, simultaneity

よく使う表現： exact coincidence, coincidence of something, coincidence in time