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

• 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。
• The timing of her departure was entirely fortuitous.
  她对离开时间的选择完全是偶然的。
• Profits were enhanced by a fortuitous drop in the cost of raw materials.
  因为原料成本幸运的下降了，所以利润也就增加了。
• Our meeting was quite fortuitous.
  我们的相会完全是偶然的。
• Actually, this is a fortuitous accident, since we can take a look at how to delete a record from the service.
  实际上，这是一个幸运的意外，因为我们可以了解如何从该服务删除记录。
• 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 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。
• The occurrence of such things is by no means fortuitous.
  出现这种问题绝不是偶然的。
• Please allow me to call you, because I browsed your web in fortuitous chance only. So, I don't know How to call you is properly.
  请允许我这样称呼你们，因为我只是在一个偶然的机会看到了你们的网站，也不知道到底应当如何称呼你们！
• It is more likely to be a fortuitous discovery than the result of a concerted effort to find it.
  发现它看来多半是出于偶然，而并非协同努力的结果。