(of a time 时间 suitable for doing a particular thing, so that it is likely to be successful 恰好的；适当的；恰当的 The offer could not have come at a more opportune moment. 那个建议提得正是时候。 🔊🔊 Chapman decided the time was opportune for talking business. 查普曼认为，现在是时候谈生意了。 It was an opportune time to look at the offer in more detail. 现在是时候更详细地了解报价了。
(of an action or event 行动或事情 done or happening at the right time to be successful 及时的；适时的 an opportune remark 适时的言辞 The publication of the book now is quite opportune. 这本书的出版现在是很合适的。
opposite inopportune
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French opportun(e), from Latin opportunus, from ob- ‘in the direction of’ + portus ‘harbour’, originally describing the wind driving towards the harbour, hence ‘seasonable’.