Word · Frequency #20912
propitious
有利的；顺利的
Favorable, advantageous, or giving a good chance of success.
- 1.
Favorable; advantageous.
有利的；吉利的
- 2.
presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of success
呈现有利的情况；可能导致成功或显示成功的迹象
- 3.
Characteristic of a good omen.
吉兆的
吉利的；吉兆的；有利的；吉利的；呈现有利的情况；可能导致成功或显示成功的迹象；吉兆的；顺利的
In use
The weather was propitious for the outdoor wedding.
The company launched its new product at a propitious time.
Her propitious smile suggested good news.
propitious omens
propitious gales speeded us along
a propitious alignment of planets for space exploration
be propitious for (doing) sth
通常用于客观环境或条件的描述。
The conditions are propitious for starting a new business.
这些条件有利于创办新企业。
propitious + noun
Connections
Collocations
- a propitious moment
- 有利的时刻；吉利的时机
- She waited for a propitious moment to broach the subject.她等待一个有利的时机来提出这个话题。
- propitious circumstances
- 有利的情况；良好的环境
- The agreement was signed under propitious circumstances.该协议是在有利的情况下签署的。
- propitious conditions
- 有利的条件
- These propitious conditions allowed the crops to thrive.这些有利的条件使庄稼得以茁壮生长。
- a propitious omen
- 吉兆；好兆头
- The appearance of a rainbow was taken as a propitious omen.彩虹的出现被视为吉兆。
- a propitious start
- 良好的开端
- The negotiations got off to a propitious start.谈判有了一个良好的开端。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
拆成 pro+pit+ious：pro（赞成）+pit（坑）→ 赞成你避开坑的，就是有利的、吉利的。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、文学描写、学术或商务报告 该词通常用于正式写作、演讲或文学描写，表示“有利的、吉利的”。日常口语中较少使用，可考虑用 favorable 或 lucky。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with propitious: the stressed syllable is /ɪʃəs/ in each. Spelling may use -tious or -cious, both pronounced /ʃəs/. Watch out for lookalikes like precious /ˈpreʃəs/ and gracious /ˈɡreɪʃəs/, which look similar but do not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.