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for·tu·itous
/fɔrˈtuətəs, ˈ
tju
, fɚ/
(
a
.)偶然的
From:
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fortuitous
不規則
From:
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fortuitous
偶然 不規則
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
For·tu·i·tous
a.
1.
Happening
by
chance
;
coming
or
occuring
unexpectedly
,
or
without
any
known
cause
;
chance
;
as
,
the
fortuitous
concourse
of
atoms
.
It
was
from
causes
seemingly
fortuitous
. . .
that
all
the
mighty
effects
of
the
Reformation
flowed
.
--
Robertson
.
So
as
to
throw
a
glancing
and
fortuitous
light
upon
the
whole
.
--
Hazlitt
.
2.
LAw
Happening
independently
of
human
will
or
means
of
foresight
;
resulting
from
unavoidable
physical
causes
.
Syn:
--
Accidental
;
casual
;
contingent
;
incidental
.
See
Accidental
.
--
For*tu*i*tous*ly
,
adv.
--
For*tu*i*tous*ness
,
n.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
fortuitous
adj
1:
having
no
cause
or
apparent
cause
; "
a
causeless
miracle
";
"
fortuitous
encounters--strange
accidents
of
fortune
";
"
we
cannot
regard
artistic
invention
as...uncaused
and
unrelated
to
the
times
" [
syn
:
causeless
,
uncaused
]
2:
occurring
by
happy
chance
; "
profits
were
enhanced
by
a
fortuitous
drop
in
the
cost
of
raw
materials
"
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