late 14c., "non-essentially," also "unnaturally," from accidental + -ly (2). Meaning "unintentionally" is recorded from 1580s; phrase accidentally on purpose is recorded from 1862.
权威例句
1. A special locking system means the door cannot be opened accidentally.
特殊的锁定系统使门不会被意外打开。
2. Flavell had accidentally discharged a pistol, firing it into the ceiling.
弗拉维尔不小心扳动了一把手枪的扳机,子弹射入了天花板。
3. She accidentally knocked the tea tin off the shelf.
她不小心把架子上的茶叶罐碰了下来。
4. It appears the names were accidentally erased from computer disks.
看起来那些名字被意外地从计算机磁盘上删除了。
5. A policeman accidentally killed his two best friends with a single bullet.