"incident" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 事件
• 事故

Definition

incident 指某件发生的事情，尤其是不寻常、重要或有问题的事情。它常用于表示需要关注、说明或记录的事件。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这个词常见于正式、中性或职场语境，如 'security incident'、'minor incident'、'international incident'。它比 'accident' 更宽泛、也通常更中性；'accident' 往往强调意外和伤害。'incident' 可以指小问题，也可以指严重事件。

Examples

The police are investigating the incident.

警方正在调查这起**事件**。

There was a small incident at school today.

今天学校发生了一起小**事件**。

Please write a report about the incident.

请写一份关于这次**事件**的报告。

It was just a misunderstanding, but the incident made everyone uncomfortable.

那其实只是个误会，但这次**事件**让大家都很尴尬。

After the incident, the company changed its safety rules.

那次**事件**之后，公司修改了安全规定。

I don't want to talk about the incident anymore.

我不想再谈那次**事件**了。