有关accident的三个短语

1. by accident 偶然地，无意中。如：

I found it by accident. 我是无意中找到它的。

I found the things quite by accident. 我是完全偶然发现这些东西的。

Columbus discovered America by accident. 哥伦布偶然发现了美洲大陆。

注：by accident 主要用作状语，有时也用作表语。如：

Our meeting in Paris was by accident. 我们在巴黎见面是个巧合。

2. by accident of 因为……的机会，由于……的运气。如：

By accident of birth, he was rich. 他有幸生在富裕家庭。

3. without accident 平安无事地。如(from www.nmet168.com)：

That night passed without accident. 一夜平安无事。

The ship arrived there without accident. 船平安到达那儿。