fortunate的意思

fortunate

英式音标['fɔrtʃənət]
美式英标['fɔːtʃ(ə)nət]

基本解释

adj. 幸运的；侥幸的；吉祥的；带来幸运的

中文词源

fortunate 幸运的，财富的

来自fortune, 运气，财富。但词义财富的现已很少使用。

英文词源

fortunate (adj.): late 14c., "having good fortune; bringing good fortune," from Latin fortunatus "prospered, prosperous; lucky, happy," past participle of fortunare "to make prosperous," from fortuna (see fortune). Fortunate Islands "mythical abode of the blessed dead, in the Western Ocean" (early 15c.; late 14c. as Ilondes of fortune) translates Latin Fortunatae Insulae.

实用例句

1. She is in the fortunate position of having plenty of choice.: 好在她有很多选择。

2. Anna approached several builders and was fortunate to come across Eddie.: 安娜与几个建筑商有过接洽，并且很幸运地碰到了埃迪。

3. I often think about those less fortunate than me.: 我经常想到那些没我这么幸运的人。

4. It was fortunate that the water was shallow.: 幸运的是水很浅。

5. The first two goals were a shade fortunate.: 头两个进球都有点碰巧。

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