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单词 fortuitous
释义
fortuitousfor‧tu‧i‧tous /fɔːˈtjuːɪtəs $ fɔːrˈtuː-/ adjective formal Word Origin
WORD ORIGINfortuitous
Origin:
1600-1700 Latin fortuitus, from fors ‘chance, luck’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • A fortuitous fire destroyed all evidence of his wrongdoing.
  • a fortuitous meeting
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • After all, the meeting with Jack was fortuitous.
  • Ironically enough, his main field experience occurred as a fortuitous consequence of the First World War.
  • Is this fortuitous timing or what?
  • Keeping that gig proved fortuitous for Reynolds.
  • Now you can debate for ever the fortuitous terms of this loan.
  • She was also helped by a fortuitous circumstance.
  • Social scientists take it as axiomatic that our dally lives are not entirely fortuitous.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
happening because of good luck, or bringing you good luck: · a lucky guess· Seven is considered a lucky number.· It’s lucky that I’ve got some spare keys.· Italy got a lucky goal in the last five minutes of the game.· ‘How did you know he’d be there?’ ‘It was a lucky guess.’
happening because of good luck. Fortunate is more formal than lucky: · It was extremely fortunate that there was no one in the building when the bomb went off.· I’m in the fortunate position of doing a job I love.· Some plants actually prefer a lot of shade, which is fortunate for gardeners choosing plants for gloomy corners.
(also it’s a good job (that) British English) spoken used when saying that there would have been problems if something had not happened: · It’s a good thing that you brought an umbrella with you.· It’s a good job I’m here to help.
extremely lucky in a way that is almost unbelievable: · A teenager had a miraculous escape last night when the car she was travelling in overturned.· The doctor gave her a month to live but she made a miraculous recovery.· It was miraculous that no one was seriously injured in the accident.
formal happening because of good luck: · a fortuitous decision· a fortuitous coincidence· It was fortuitous that no one else was hurt.
informal something that happens by chance, not because of skill or good judgment: · The goal was a fluke.· By a fluke, he managed to get the question right.
used when saying that someone is lucky and the situation is right for them: · Making money from buying property is easy – you just have to be in the right place at the right time.
Longman Language Activatorhappening by chance
: chance meeting/remark/discovery etc a meeting etc that happens unexpectedly and was not planned or arranged: · Their friendship was the result of a chance meeting.· A chance encounter at the conference gave him the opportunity to tell the professor about his work.· Wilson hoped his chance discovery would benefit poor families in developing nations.
happening by chance, without being planned or intended, especially in a way that has a bad result : · Are you insured against accidental damage to your property?· A system of valves limits accidental releases of the substance.
formal happening by chance, especially in a way that has a good result: · A fortuitous fire destroyed all evidence of his wrongdoing.
happening by chance, especially in a way that has a good result:  The meeting with Jack was fortuitous. see thesaurus at luckyfortuitously adverb
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