英语词汇“propitious”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	propitious
释义	propitiouspropitious /prəˈpɪʃəs/ adjective formal Etymology ETYMOLOGYpropitious Origin: 1500-1600 Latin propitius, from petere to try to find or get Collocations COLLOCATIONS► propitious time The most propitious time for an attack was lost. Thesaurus THESAURUShaving good luck► lucky having good luck: We got lucky and won a few races (=won the races because we were lucky). William considered himself lucky to have married Leonora. ► fortunate fortunate means the same as lucky but sounds more formal: It was fortunate that no one was injured in the accident. ► fortuitous formal lucky and happening by chance: When he was cleaning out his laboratory, he made a fortuitous discovery. ► miraculous extremely lucky, especially because you avoid having something bad happen to you: The woman had a miraculous escape after her car overturned on the freeway. ► auspicious formal an auspicious moment or start makes people feel hopeful that good things will happen: The sun came out as she began speaking – we hope that means an auspicious start to her campaign. ► propitious formal good and likely to bring good results: It seemed a propitious time to be beginning a new business. good and likely to bring good results: propitious for The most propitious time for an attack was lost.► see thesaurus at lucky—propitiously adverb
随便看	litre litter litter bag litterbug little Little Bighorn, the Little Dipper little finger Little League little people Little Rock little toe littoral littoral drift littoral zone liturgical liturgically liturgy livability livable live liveable lived-in live-in livelihood

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