c. 1600, "exact correspondence in substance or nature," from French coincidence, from coincider, from Medieval Latin coincidere (see coincide). From 1640s as "occurrence or existence during the same time." Meaning "a concurrence of events with no apparent connection" is from 1680s, perhaps first in writings of Sir Thomas Browne.
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1. Does coincidence come under the umbrella of the paranormal?
巧合属于超自然现象吗？
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2. What an odd coincidence that he should have known your family.
他居然认识你的家人，真是太巧了。
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3. It was simply one of those things, pure coincidence.
这是没办法的事，纯属巧合。
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4. It can scarcely be coincidence.
它不太可能是巧合。
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5. theories based on presupposition and coincidence
