unintentionally
unintentionally — adverb
1. If you do something unintentionally, you do it without meaning to, and it often
If you do something unintentionally, you do it without meaning to, and it often happens by accident or as a mistake.
Jude unintentionally offended his aunt by forgetting her birthday.
unintentionally + verb of social error
The librarian had unintentionally left the manuscript on a sunny windowsill.
past perfect + unintentionally + past participle
Valentina unintentionally caused a loud crash when she knocked over the display.
Several guests were unintentionally given the wrong coats at the end of the party.
Quan smiled when he realized his joke had unintentionally cheered up the whole room.
- accidentally
more general; used for any unplanned event, not only social or emotional ones
- inadvertently
more formal; implies lack of attention rather than accident
- unwittingly
suggests someone did not know the full situation or consequence
- intentionally
with clear purpose or plan
- deliberately
done on purpose, often after thought
- knowingly
with full awareness of what one is doing
文法句型
unintentionally + [verb]
be + unintentionally + [past participle]
用法筆記
Frequently appears before the main verb (Jude unintentionally offended…) or after a form of 'be' (was unintentionally given…). Common with verbs describing social mistakes, accidents, or unintended emotional effects.
常見錯誤
unintentionally — adjective
- unintentionallypositive
- more unintentionallycomparative
- most unintentionallysuperlative
1. not done on purpose or as part of a plan; happening without being meant to happe
not done on purpose or as part of a plan; happening without being meant to happen
Paul apologized for the unintentional mistake and corrected the form immediately.
unintentional + mistake
Mira's unintentional silence made her friends worry that something was wrong.
unintentional + silence
The waiter made an unintentional error when he wrote down our order.
Yumi's unintentional comment about the haircut embarrassed everyone at the table.
The scratch on the fence was unintentional, so we shared the repair cost.
- accidental
more common in everyday speech; emphasizes chance rather than lack of intention
- inadvertent
more formal; describes something done without enough attention
- unwitting
suggests someone lacked full knowledge of what they were doing
- intentional
done on purpose
- deliberate
carefully thought out and carried out
- planned
arranged or decided beforehand
文法句型
unintentional + [noun]
be + unintentional
用法筆記
Often pairs with nouns that describe results, speech, or harm: mistake, error, consequence, comment, insult, damage, omission, silence. Can be used both before a noun (attributive) and after be (predicative).