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副詞

unintentionally (comparative more unintentionally, superlative most unintentionally)

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

   Synonyms: accidentally, unwittingly, inadvertently, unintendedly, unintendingly

   Antonym: intentionally

   • 1847, Charlotte Brontë, chapter V, in Jane Eyre, 1st edition, volume II, page 132:

     "Oh, no! Mason will not defy me; nor knowing it, will he hurt me—but, unintentionally, he might in a moment, by one careless word, deprive me, if not of life, yet for ever of happiness."

   • 1990, Challenges for the Convenience Store Industry in the 1990s, page 175:

     And, even if you do not unintentionally overstore your markets, over-expansion by your competitors will produce similar effects.