for·tu·nate /ˈfɔrʧnət, ˈfɔrʧə-/
 (a.)幸運的;帶來幸運的


 For·tu·nate a.
 1. Coming by good luck or favorable chance; bringing some good thing not foreseen as certain; presaging happiness; auspicious; as, a fortunate event; a fortunate concurrence of circumstances; a fortunate investment.
 2. Receiving same unforeseen or unexpected good, or some good which was not dependent on one's own skill or efforts; favored with good forune; lucky.
 Syn: -- Auspicious; lucky; prosperous; successful; favored; happy.
 Usage: -- Fortunate, Successful, Prosperous. A man is fortunate, when he is favored of fortune, and has unusual blessings fall to his lot; successful when he gains what he aims at; prosperous when he succeeds in those things which men commonly desire. One may be fortunate, in some cases, where he is not successful; he may be successful, but, if he has been mistaken in the value of what he has aimed at, he may for that reason fail to be prosperous.

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 fortunate
      adj 1: having unexpected good fortune; "other, less fortunate,
             children died"; "a fortunate choice" [ant: unfortunate]
      2: supremely favored or fortunate; "golden lads and girls all
         must / like chimney sweepers come to dust" [syn: favored,
          golden]
      3: presaging good fortune; "she made a fortunate decision to go
         to medical school"; "rosy predictions" [syn: hopeful, rosy]