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

• Such tragedy happens not only on nietzsche, so you cannot say it's just fortuitous.
  而不只是尼采，所以不能说只是偶然的。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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！
• Happening by chance or accident; fortuitous.
  或有的，偶然的，意外的。
• The occurrence of such things is by no means fortuitous.
  出现这种问题绝不是偶然的。
• If fortuitous causality in criminal law is not tenable, necessary causality in criminal law itself is an issue.
  如果刑法偶然因果关系难以成立，则刑法必然因果关系本身也是有问题的。
• 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。
• 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。
• Our meeting was quite fortuitous.
  我们的相会完全是偶然的。