incidental

付随する、伴う

別の物事に伴う副作用や、通常の結果として起こる。

やさしい英語で： Happening as a side effect or usual result of something else.

• We covered all incidental expenses.
• The job brings incidental benefits, including free meals.
• Minor injuries are incidental to this kind of work.

使い方： incidental to something (Some discomfort is incidental to this treatment.)

類義語： associated, accompanying

よく使う表現： incidental expenses, incidental benefits, incidental to something

付随的な、二次的な

ある物事に関係しているが、あまり重要ではない。

やさしい英語で： Connected to something, but having little importance to it.

• These details are incidental.
• His childhood is incidental to the argument.
• The incidental characters add humor to the film.

使い方： incidental to something (The romance is incidental to the main story.)

類義語： secondary, peripheral

反対語： central, essential

よく使う表現： incidental detail, incidental character, incidental to something

偶然の、偶発的な

計画されたものではなく、たまたま起こる。

やさしい英語で： Happening by chance, without being planned.

• Their first meeting was incidental.
• An incidental discovery changed the course of her research.
• The resemblance is purely incidental.

類義語： accidental, chance

反対語： intentional

よく使う表現： incidental contact, incidental discovery, incidental encounter

雑費、諸経費

主な費用のほかにかかる、チップや軽食などの小さな出費。

やさしい英語で： Small extra costs, such as tips or snacks, beyond the main cost.

• Keep some money for incidentals.
• The company covered my hotel and incidentals.
• How much did you spend on incidentals?

類義語： extra expenses

よく使う表現： an incidental, unexpected incidental