英语词汇“serendipity”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典-现代词典

serendipityser‧en‧dip‧i‧ty /ˌserənˈdɪpəti/ noun [uncountable] literary

WORD ORIGINserendipity

Origin:

1700-1800 Serendip ancient name of Sri Lanka; because it was an ability possessed by the main characters in the old Persian story The Three Princes of Serendip

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

Call it the ultimate advertising coup or simple serendipity.
Far from portraying the scientists as all-knowing seers, Hafner and Lyon show how their biggest advances came through serendipity.
Our lives had been turned over to serendipity.
To a large extent, luck and serendipity made us the kind of scientists we are, and brought us together.
What a delightful find - a true serendipity!

when interesting or valuable discoveries are made by accident → luck

单词	serendipity
释义	serendipityser‧en‧dip‧i‧ty /ˌserənˈdɪpəti/ noun [uncountable] literary Word Origin WORD ORIGINserendipity Origin: 1700-1800 Serendip ancient name of Sri Lanka; because it was an ability possessed by the main characters in the old Persian story The Three Princes of Serendip Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Call it the ultimate advertising coup or simple serendipity. Far from portraying the scientists as all-knowing seers, Hafner and Lyon show how their biggest advances came through serendipity. Our lives had been turned over to serendipity. To a large extent, luck and serendipity made us the kind of scientists we are, and brought us together. What a delightful find - a true serendipity! when interesting or valuable discoveries are made by accident → luck
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