unintentionally

/ˌənɪnˈtɛnʃənəɫi/, /ˌənɪnˈtɛnʃnəɫi/ adv

Without meaning to, in an unintentional manner, not intentionally.

Word Origin Unintentionally is built on intention, from Latin in- 'towards' and tendere 'to stretch.' An intention is literally a 'stretching towards' something — a mental aim. The un- prefix negates it, so unintentionally means 'without stretching towards' a goal. The root tendere gives us extend, pretend, contend, and intense (stretched tight).

adv Without meaning to, in an unintentional manner, not intentionally.

She unintentionally offended her colleague by making an insensitive remark.

(副词) 无意地;不经意地

她无意中说了一句不敏感的话,冒犯了同事。

(adverbio) sin querer; involuntariamente; sin intención; accidentalmente; inintencionadamente [Sin intención, de manera no intencional, no intencionalmente.]

Ofendió sin querer a su colega al hacer un comentario insensible.

(adverbe) sans le vouloir; involontairement; par mégarde; sans intention [Sans en avoir l'intention ; de manière involontaire, non délibérée.]

Elle a involontairement offensé sa collègue par une remarque maladroite.

(Adverb) unabsichtlich; versehentlich; ungewollt [Ohne Absicht, versehentlich oder nicht beabsichtigt.]

Sie beleidigte ihren Kollegen **unintentionally** mit einer unbedachten Bemerkung.

(副詞) わざとではなく、意図しないまま。

彼女は不適切な発言で意図せず同僚の気持ちを害してしまった。

(advérbio) sem querer; involuntariamente; acidentalmente; sem intenção [Sem intenção, de maneira não intencional, não deliberadamente.]

Ela ofendeu sem querer sua colega com um comentário insensível.

Word parts: un + intention + al + ly

Common collocations

be verb have verb to prep of prep by prep intentionally adv may verb for prep quite adv this adj

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