pro·pi·tious /prəˈpɪʃəs/
(a.)順利的,適合的,吉祥的,慈悲的
Pro·pi·tious a.
1. Convenient; auspicious; favorable; kind; as, a propitious season; a propitious breeze.
2. Hence, kind; gracious; merciful; helpful; -- said of a person or a divinity.
And now t' assuage the force of this new flame,
And make thee [Love] more propitious in my need. --Spenser.
Syn: -- Auspicious; favorable; kind.
Usage: Propitious, Auspicious. Auspicious (from the ancient idea of auspices, or omens) denotes “indicative of success,” or “favored by incidental occurrences;” as, an auspicious opening; an auspicious event. Propitious denotes that which efficaciously protect us in some undertaking, speeds our exertions, and decides our success; as, propitious gales; propitious influences.
-- Pro*pi*tious*ly, adv. -- Pro*pi*tious*ness, n.
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propitious
adj : presenting favorable circumstances; "propitious omens" [ant:
unpropitious]