| 单词 | propitious |
| 释义 | propitious (once / 2016 pages) adj When the timing of something is propitious, it's likely to turn out well. A propitious time for taking a big test is when you've studied hard and had a good night's sleep. If you believe in astrology, you might check your horoscope to settle on a propitious day for your wedding. A propitious moment to ask your parents about that spring break trip to Cancun might be when you've just unveiled your straight-A report card. WORD FAMILYpropitious: propitiously, propitiousness, unpropitious+/unpropitious: unpropitiously, unpropitiousness USAGE EXAMPLESIt was the same month in which Ronald Reagan was elected governor, an propitious start to his rise to power. The Guardian(Nov 11, 2016) She cannot have imagined that her attempt to answer this question would be published at such a propitious time. The Guardian(Oct 30, 2016) “That makes deals easier to get done. It’s a very sanguine, propitious environment for deals.” New York Times(Oct 23, 2016) adj presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of success propitious omens propitious gales speeded us along a propitious alignment of planets for space exploration Syn|Ant auspicious auguring favorable circumstances and good luck favorable, favourable, golden, lucky, prosperouspresaging or likely to bring good luck graciousdisposed to bestow favors favorable, favourable(of winds or weather) tending to promote or facilitate unpropitious not propitious ill, inauspicious, ominouspresaging ill fortune thunderousextremely ominous unfavorable, unfavourable(of winds or weather) tending to hinder or oppose |
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