felicitous + noun
felicitous 常用于修饰名词,表示‘极为适当的’、‘巧妙的’。
She made a felicitous choice of words.
她选词极为恰当。
贴切的;恰当的;巧妙的
幸运的;吉利的;以幸福为特征;句子或话语在语义和语用上连贯;在上下文中合适;极为适当的
well-chosen, apt, and pleasingly appropriate
以幸福为特征
Characterized by felicity.
句子或话语在语义和语用上连贯;在上下文中合适
Of a sentence or utterance: semantically and pragmatically coherent; fitting in the context.
Her felicitous comment made everyone in the meeting feel at ease.
她贴切的评论让会议上的每个人都感到轻松。
用法提示:felicitous 是形容词,表示“贴切的、恰当的”,在此修饰 comment。
It was a felicitous choice of music for the quiet dinner.
对这次安静的晚餐来说,这个音乐选择十分恰当。
用法提示:felicitous 作定语,表示“恰当的、合适的”,修饰 choice。
He found a felicitous way to explain the difficult idea to the children.
他找到一种巧妙的方式向孩子们解释这个难题。
用法提示:felicitous 在这里表示“巧妙的”,修饰 way。
felicitous 常用于修饰名词,表示‘极为适当的’、‘巧妙的’。
She made a felicitous choice of words.
她选词极为恰当。
作表语时表示‘恰当的、可喜的’。
His comment was felicitous and well-received.
他的评论非常恰当,很受欢迎。
后接介词 for 或 in 表示‘对……合适’。
This expression is felicitous for the context.
这个表达在上下文中很贴切。
grammar · medium
易错句子I felt very felicitous when I received the award.
正确表达I felt very happy when I received the award.
felicitous不用于表达个人情感如‘感到高兴’,而是指事物巧妙、适当或幸运。此处应使用happy。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a felicitous person who always makes good choices.
正确表达He is a fortunate person who always makes good choices.
felicitous不常用于直接描述人,而多用于描述行为、言辞等。指人‘幸运’时应用fortunate。
拼写和发音相似,但felicitous表示恰当、幸运,facetious表示不严肃的幽默
含义相近(幸运、有利),但propitious侧重预示好运,felicitous侧重表达得当或实际幸运
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