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Opportune Time Word Wind I ɔpətju:N Tu:N Adj.(指时间)凑巧的、恰好的,(指行动或事件)及时、适宜的

英语单词 opportune
英美音标 ['ɔpətju:n; -tu:n]
中文释义 adj.(指时间)凑巧的、恰好的,(指行动或事件)及时、适宜的
vocabulary简明 Use the adjective opportune to describe especially good timing. A snowstorm is an opportune time to make extra money shoveling your neighbor's driveway.
vocabulary扩展 You can see the word opportunity in opportune. Both words come from the Latin word opportunus, meaning "favorable," which itself is derived from a phrase that describes wind blowing toward a port. Just as the wind helps speed ships toward shore, something that is opportune offers favorable circumstances for accomplishing something or doing something.
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](时机)恰当的,适宜的;及时的;适时的 If something happens at an opportune time or is opportune, it happens at the time that is most convenient for someone or most likely to lead to success.
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  • I believe that I have arrived at a very opportune moment...

    我想我到得正是时候。

  • The timing of the meetings was opportune.

    会议的时间安排得恰到好处。

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