merely an incidental function of the device该装置一个纯属附带的功能

The playing of music proved to be incidental to the main business of the evening.音乐演奏最后成了那晚主要活动的陪衬。

Help your students to separate important ideas in the text from incidental details.帮助学生区分课文中的主要观点和次要内容。

At the bottom of the bill, you will notice various incidental expenses such as faxes.在账单的最下面你会看到各种各样的杂费, 例如传真费。

Yet these are mere incidentals alongside Ekland's jealousy.然而这些与艾卡兰的妒忌相比都不值一提。

Wurman also convinces corporate sponsors to foot the bill for most of the incidentals.沃尔曼还说服了企业赞助商为大部分杂费买单。