fortuitous
英 [f??'tju??t?s]
美[f?r'tu?t?s]
- adj. 偶然的，意外的；幸运的
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副词:?fortuitously;
助记提示
1. fortune => fortuitous.
中文词源
fortuitous 偶然发生的
来自拉丁语fortuna, 运气，机会，词源同fortune.
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. Their success is the result of a fortuitous combination of circumstances.
- 他们的成功是各种环境因素偶然联系在一起的幸运产物。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Her years with MMC would turn out to be fortuitous for Britney.
- 同米老鼠俱乐部在一起的年代后来给她带来了好运.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. The occurrence of such things is by no means fortuitous.
- 出现这种问题绝不是偶然的.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 4. A series of fortuitous circumstances advanced her career.
- 一系列的幸运事使她的事业一帆风顺.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 5. Gifts of books and journals can often be quite fortuitous.
- 图书和期刊的赠阅可能往往带有相当的偶然性.
来自辞典例句