fortuitous

英 [fɔːˈtjuːɪtəs]

美 [fɔːrˈtuːɪtəs]

adj.  偶然发生的; (尤指)巧合的

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BNC.18692 / COCA.19324

牛津词典

adj.

• 偶然发生的；（尤指）巧合的
  happening by chance, especially a lucky chance that brings a good result

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 偶然的;幸运的
  You can describe something asfortuitousif it happens, by chance, to be very successful or pleasant.
  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。

英英释义

adj

• occurring by happy chance
  1. profits were enhanced by a fortuitous drop in the cost of raw materials
• having no cause or apparent cause
  1. a causeless miracle
  2. fortuitous encounters--strange accidents of fortune
  3. we cannot regard artistic invention as...uncaused and unrelated to the times
  Synonym:causelessuncaused

双语例句

• It was quite fortuitous the way we met.
  我们的相逢实属偶然。
• Happening by chance or accident; fortuitous.
  或有的，偶然的，意外的。
• That's where it ends up anyway, and the cost is the same whether forced or fortuitous.
  这就是它的最终结果，并且无论是强制的还是偶然的，成本都相同。
• The collapse of its rivals brought fortuitous gains to the company.
  对手的崩溃给那家公司带来了意外的盈利。
• When I graduated from Harvard Business School, I chose a role that was at once marginal and extremely fortuitous.
  当年，我从哈佛商学院毕业后，选择了一个边缘、但又非常幸运的角色。
• 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。
• The post-Soviet decline in oil production was reversed in time for the fortuitous upward spiral in world prices.
  它逆转了后苏联时代石油产量的下滑之势，及时而幸运的赶上了全球油价的螺旋式上升。
• As a result of that fortuitous model-room experiment, I shifted my focus from memory to symbolic thinking.
  就这样，我在模型屋计画邂逅的发现，让我改变了研究焦点，从记忆转向象徵思惟。
• The extraordinarily convenient timing of the meeting is said to be fortuitous.
  那个会议特别合适的时机选择据说是个偶然。
• An ability to identify a fortuitous opening is not something that can be easily taught within a prescribed structure.
  发现偶然机遇的能力并不是在一个规定的框架下就能轻易教会的。