fortunate

adjective

/ˈfɔːtʃənət/

/ˈfɔːrtʃənət/

jump to other results

having or bringing an advantage, an opportunity, a piece of good luck, etc.幸运的；交好运的；吉利的 synonym lucky
- Remember those less fortunate than yourselves.要记住那些不如你们幸运的人。
- fortunate to do something I have been fortunate enough to visit many parts of the world as a lecturer.我很有福气，去过世界许多地方作演讲。
- fortunate in having… I was fortunate in having a good teacher.我很幸运，有位好老师。
- it is fortunate (for somebody) (that…) It was very fortunate for him that I arrived on time.算他运气好，我准时到了。
opposite unfortunate
Extra Examples
- We consider ourselves extremely fortunate.我们觉得自己十分幸运。
- He was in a relatively fortunate position as far as work was concerned.就工作而言，他在一个比较幸运的岗位。
- We are fortunate in having a lot of land.我们很幸运，拥有很多土地。
- I think it was fortunate that I was older than the other children.我认为我比其他孩子大是幸运的。
- It was fortunate for us that the guard was looking the other way.我们交了好运，守卫当时在看别处。
- It was fortunate for them that the rain stopped.对他们来说幸运的是雨停止了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- feel
- seem
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- for
- in
See full entry
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin fortunatus, from fortuna, Fortuna, the name of a goddess personifying luck or chance.