单词详解 | fortuitous

fortuitous
音标
英音/ fɔːˈtjuːɪtəs / 美音/ fɔːrˈtuːɪtəs /

听听基本释意:

外刊例句
Warren Gatland’s return provided some pre-tournament buzz but in the end a somewhat fortuitous victory against a wasteful Italy spared them the Wooden Spoon.
沃伦·加特兰的回归在赛前引起了一些关注,但最终对阵浪费的意大利队的一场有点偶然的胜利让他们免遭木勺之苦。
BBC

The diamond took Ms. Brown’s moniker as its own, which Mr. Brown says befits her fortuitous find.
这颗钻石以布朗女士的名字命名,布朗先生说这与她的偶然发现相符。
Washington Times

Without their talisman they had lost their spark and energy in attack and only recorded one slightly fortuitous win.
失去了他们的护身符,他们在进攻中失去了活力和能量,只取得了一场略显偶然的胜利。
BBC

基本释意
adjective
occurring by happy chance
偶然的,意外的;幸运的

同义词
causeless,uncaused

短释义
Something fortuitous is random like an accident, but there’s no downside. A rock falling on your head is an accident, dollar bills falling on your head is fortuitous. The meaning of fortuitous is changing from “happening by chance” to “lucky chance” because people get it mixed up with fortunate. But watch out: If you say fortuitous to mean just plain lucky without the element of chance –– that’s a usage error.
偶然是指偶然,比如幸运的意外。如果您和您最好朋友的家人碰巧同时去同一个地方度假,那真是巧合!

长释义
Something fortuitous is random like an accident, but there’s no downside. A rock falling on your head is an accident, dollar bills falling on your head is fortuitous. The meaning of fortuitous is changing from “happening by chance” to “lucky chance” because people get it mixed up with fortunate. But watch out: If you say fortuitous to mean just plain lucky without the element of chance –– that’s a usage error.
偶然的事情就像事故一样随机,但没有什么坏处。石头掉到你头上是意外,美元钞票掉到你头上是偶然。偶然的意思正在从“偶然发生”变成“幸运的机会”,因为人们把它与幸运混为一谈。但请注意:如果你说“偶然”意味着纯粹的幸运,而没有机会的因素——那就是一个用法错误。

文学例句
I am beginning to suspect that nothing that happens is fortuitous, that it all corresponds to a fate laid down before my birth, and that Esteban Garcia is part of the design.
我开始怀疑所发生的一切都不是偶然的,这一切都对应着我出生前就注定的命运,而埃斯特万·加西亚是设计的一部分。
The House of the Spirits: A Novel by Isabel Allende

This was not the result merely of fortuitous circumstances.
这不仅仅是偶然情况的结果。
Famous European Artists by Bolton, Sarah K.

“Isn’t it fortuitous,” Lady Isobel gloated one night at supper, “that the prince has returned just in time to meet my most beautiful daughter?”
有一天晚上,伊莎贝尔夫人吃晚饭时幸灾乐祸地说道:“王子回来正好见到我最美丽的女儿,这难道不是偶然吗?”
Ash by Malinda Lo

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.Related entries & more

下面是词源的翻译(机器翻译比较难翻,参考着看)
fortuitous (adj.)1650s,源自拉丁语 fortuitus“偶然发生的、偶然的、偶然的”,源自 forte“偶然”,fors“机会”的夺格(与 fortuna 有关;参见 Fortune)。它的意思是“偶然的、无计划的”而不是“幸运的”。在此意义上较早的是“fortuit”(14世纪末),来自法语。相关: 偶然;偶然性。相关条目及更多


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