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fortuitous

adjective
🔊/fɔːˈtjuːɪtəs/
🔊/fɔːrˈtuːɪtəs/
 (formal)
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  1. happening by chance, especially a lucky chance that brings a good result偶然发生的；（尤指）巧合的
    • a fortuitous meeting偶然相遇。
    • His success depended on a fortuitous combination of circumstances.他的成功取决于各种情况的偶然结合。
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    Oxford Collocations DictionaryFortuitous is used with these nouns:
    • discovery
    • timing
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    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin fortuitus, from forte ‘by chance’, from fors ‘chance, luck’.