| 单词 | fortuitous |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [fɔ:'tju(:)itəs] |
| 解释 | a.偶然的，意外的；幸运的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 偶然的，意外的(happ ening by chance; accidental)；幸运的(lucky) 【记】 来自fortune(运气)→ 运气的→偶然的 【例】 It is fortuitous that I left the freeway just before the horrible accident. |
| 字源 | 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. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 偶然的, 意外的(因机会而发生) = accidental; 幸运的 = lucky 【记】fortune(n 运气)－幸运的; 偶然的 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】fortunate 幸运，运气，是偶然的 |
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