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单词 serendipity
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serendipity

(serendɪpɪti)
uncountable noun
Serendipity is the luck some people have in finding or creating interesting or valuable things by chance.
[literary]
Some of the best effects in my garden have been the result of serendipity.

serendipity in British English

(ˌsɛrənˈdɪpɪtɪ)
noun
the faculty of making fortunate discoveries by accident
Derived forms
serendipitous (ˌserenˈdipitous)
adjective
Word origin
C18: coined by Horace Walpole, from the Persian fairytale The Three Princes of Serendip, in which the heroes possess this gift

serendipity in American English

(ˌsɛrənˈdɪpəti)
noun
1. 
a seeming gift for finding something good accidentally
2. 
luck, or good fortune, in finding something good accidentally
3. 
an instance of this
Derived forms
serendipitous (ˌserenˈdipitous)
adjective
Word origin
coined (c. 1754) by Horace Walpole after The Three Princes of Serendip (i.e., Sri Lanka), a Pers fairy tale in which the princes make such discoveries

Examples of 'serendipity' in a sentence
serendipity

But a moment of pure serendipity happened.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
There's a strange serendipity to the garden.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Life has a strange serendipity.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
There is a little serendipity.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Sometimes we stay in luxurious hotels, but often we'll take a chance on serendipity and go somewhere simple.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
There will always be a special joy for me in finding a new second-hand shop, with the prospect of discovering something special by sheer serendipity.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
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