incidental

/ˌɪnsɪˈdent(ə)l/📚 12581 17 1四级六级托福GRE
If one thing is incidental to another, it is less important than the other thing or is not a major part of it. 附带的; 次要的

adjective [原级]附带的,次要的;伴随而来的,免不了的;偶然发生的

The playing of music proved to be incidental to the main business of the evening. 音乐演奏结果只是当晚主要活动的陪衬。

noun [抽象名词]杂费,附带事件

The discovery was incidental to their main research. 这一发现是他们主要研究中的附带收获。

incidental

-al ⌜ 表示具有某种性质的 - indicating pertaining to or characterized by ~ ⌟
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