fortuitous
英 [f??'tju??t?s]
美[f?r'tu?t?s]
- adj. 偶然的，意外的；幸運(yùn)的
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詞態(tài)變化
副詞:?fortuitously;
助記提示
1. fortune => fortuitous.
中文詞源
fortuitous 偶然發(fā)生的
來自拉丁語fortuna, 運(yùn)氣，機(jī)會(huì)，詞源同fortune.
英文詞源
- fortuitous (adj.)
- 1650s, from Latin fortuitus "happening by chance, casual, accidental," from forte "by chance," ablative of fors "chance" (related to fortuna; see fortune). It means "accidental, undesigned" not "fortunate." Earlier in this sense was fortuit (late 14c.), from French. Related: Fortuitously; fortuitousness.
雙語例句
- 1. Their success is the result of a fortuitous combination of circumstances.
- 他們的成功是各種環(huán)境因素偶然聯(lián)系在一起的幸運(yùn)產(chǎn)物。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Her years with MMC would turn out to be fortuitous for Britney.
- 同米老鼠俱樂部在一起的年代后來給她帶來了好運(yùn).
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. The occurrence of such things is by no means fortuitous.
- 出現(xiàn)這種問題絕不是偶然的.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 4. A series of fortuitous circumstances advanced her career.
- 一系列的幸運(yùn)事使她的事業(yè)一帆風(fēng)順.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 5. Gifts of books and journals can often be quite fortuitous.
- 圖書和期刊的贈(zèng)閱可能往往帶有相當(dāng)?shù)呐既恍?
來自辭典例句