① incident為普通用語,指“事件”;也可表示“事端”,指政治上的引起國際紛爭或戰(zhàn)爭的事件。
She told us about some of the amusing incidents of her holiday. 她給我們講她假期里的一些趣事。
A serious incident along the border increased our fear of war. 邊境上一次嚴重事件增加了我們對戰(zhàn)爭的恐懼。
The Pearl Harbour Incident 珍珠港事件
② accident特指不幸的意外事故,如車禍、火災、跌傷等。
Her son was killed in an accident last year. 她兒子去年死于一場事故。
She lost both her legs in a train accident when she was a girl. 小時候,她在一次火車事故中失去了雙腿。
③ event指大的活動,重大事件或具有歷史意義的大事件。
That is a most important event in her family life. 那是她家庭生活中一個非常重要的事件。
China's opening her door to the outside is a great historical event. 中國對外開放是一個偉大的歷史事件。