by mistake和by accident的区别

By mistake和by accident二者的联系是：都有偶然发生而并非刻意安排有意为之的意思，区别是：读音不同，一个是by mistake，一个是by accident；中文意思不同，by mistake为错误地;by accident为偶然地;不经意。

一、读音不同

1、by mistake

读音：英 [baɪ mɪˈsteɪk] 美 [baɪ mɪˈsteɪk] 。

2、by accident

读音：英 [baɪ ˈæksɪdənt] 美 [baɪ ˈæksɪdənt] 。

二、中文意思不同：

1、by mistake

中文意思是：错误地。

例句：

I took their books by mistake.

我错拿了他们的书。

2、by accident

中文意思：偶然地;误;不经意。

例句：

The discovery of adrenalin came about by accident.

肾上腺素的发现纯属偶然。

三、使用范围不同：

1、by mistake 有失误的意思，也有意外的意思。发生by mistake的事多为贬义的，不好的。

例句：

Sorry. I have taken your sports shoes by mistake.

抱歉，我拿错了你的运动鞋。

I was aiming at the tree but hit the car by mistake.

我对准树射击，不料误中了汽车。

She left the gas on by mistake and the pan boiled dry.

她忘了关煤气，结果把锅烧干了。

2、by accident 是偶然的意思。发生by accident 的事有好的有坏的，用的范围比较广。

例句：

He sliced ( into) his fingers by accident when cutting vegetables.

他切菜时不小心切着了手指头。

By accident of birth he was rich.

他碰巧出生在富裕人家。

We met by accident at the airport.

我们在机场不期而遇。

The gun went off by accident.

枪走火了。

It happened ─ whether by accident or design ─ that the two of them were left alone after all the others had gone.

碰巧——不知是偶然还是有意安排——其他人走后，只剩下了他们两个人。

She discovered the problem by accident

她碰巧发现了这个问题。