Word
fortuity
偶然事件;意外
a chance event or accident; something that happens suddenly without an apparent cause
- 1.
The state of being fortuitous.
偶然性;意外性
- 2.
anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
突然或偶然发生的事情,没有明显原因
- 3.
A fortuitous event; an accident.
偶然事件;意外事故
偶然性;偶然性;意外性;突然或偶然发生的事情,没有明显原因;偶然事件;意外事故;偶然事件
In use
The discovery of the ancient artifact was a pure fortuity that changed the course of archaeology.
Our meeting at the airport was not planned; it was a fortuity that brought us together.
He attributed his success not to skill but to a series of fortunate fortuities.
it was due to an accident or fortuity
a fortuity
Their meeting was a mere fortuity, not planned at all.
他们的相遇纯属偶然,绝非事先安排。
by fortuity
By fortuity, he discovered the lost manuscript in an old trunk.
偶然间,他在一个旧箱子里发现了丢失的手稿。
Connections
Synonyms
- chance
- 偶然性,机遇 · 最通用,可指好事或坏事;但fortuity更强调意外事件本身。
- accident
- 事故,偶然事件 · 常带负面含义,指造成伤害或损失的意外;与fortuity相比更具体。
- coincidence
- 巧合 · 指两件或多件看似相关的事件偶然同时发生;fortuity则单一。
- happenstance
- 偶然情况 · 较正式、文学化,强调机遇性;fortuity更中性。
- fluke
- 侥幸,偶然 · 非正式,常指幸运或意外的成功;fortuity无幸运隐含。
Confusing words
- fortune
- 运气;财富 · 注意名词'fortune'指财富或运气,而'fortuity'指偶然事件或偶然性,两者含义不同。
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.