Word
fortuity
/fɔːˈtjuiti/
noun
偶然事件；意外
核心释义
a chance event or accident; something that happens suddenly without an apparent cause
- 1.
偶然性；意外性
The state of being fortuitous.
- 2.
突然或偶然发生的事情,没有明显原因
anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
- 3.
偶然事件；意外事故
A fortuitous event; an accident.
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
用法In use
The discovery of the ancient artifact was a pure fortuity that changed the course of archaeology.
用法提示：名词作主语，表示‘偶然事件’
Our meeting at the airport was not planned; it was a fortuity that brought us together.
用法提示：名词作表语，表示‘偶然性’
He attributed his success not to skill but to a series of fortunate fortuities.
用法提示：名词作宾语，复数形式，表示‘偶然事件’
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。
相关词与表达Connections
近义词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。
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