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

单词	propitiously
释义	propitiouspropitious /prəˈpɪʃəs/ adjective formal Etymology ETYMOLOGYpropitious Origin: 1500-1600 Latin propitius, from petere to try to find or get Collocations COLLOCATIONS► propitious time The most propitious time for an attack was lost. Thesaurus THESAURUShaving good luck► lucky having good luck: We got lucky and won a few races (=won the races because we were lucky). William considered himself lucky to have married Leonora. ► fortunate fortunate means the same as lucky but sounds more formal: It was fortunate that no one was injured in the accident. ► fortuitous formal lucky and happening by chance: When he was cleaning out his laboratory, he made a fortuitous discovery. ► miraculous extremely lucky, especially because you avoid having something bad happen to you: The woman had a miraculous escape after her car overturned on the freeway. ► auspicious formal an auspicious moment or start makes people feel hopeful that good things will happen: The sun came out as she began speaking – we hope that means an auspicious start to her campaign. ► propitious formal good and likely to bring good results: It seemed a propitious time to be beginning a new business. good and likely to bring good results: propitious for The most propitious time for an attack was lost.► see thesaurus at lucky—propitiously adverb
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