incidental
/ˌɪnsɪˈdent(ə)l/📚 12581 43 1四级六级托福GREIf 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。
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