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fortuitous 音标拼音: [fɔrt'uɪtəs] a. 偶然的 偶然的 fortuitous不规则 fortuitous偶然 不规则 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" [ synonym: { causeless}, { fortuitous}, { uncaused}] 2: occurring by happy chance; " profits were enhanced by a fortuitous drop in the cost of raw materials" Fortuitous \ For* tu" i* tous\, a. [ L. fortuitus; akin to forte, adv., by chance, prop. abl. of fors, fortis, chance. See { Fortune}.] 1. Happening by chance; coming or occuring unexpectedly, or without any known cause; chance; as, the fortuitous concourse of atoms. [ 1913 Webster] It was from causes seemingly fortuitous . . . that all the mighty effects of the Reformation flowed. -- Robertson. [ 1913 Webster] So as to throw a glancing and fortuitous light upon the whole. -- Hazlitt. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( LAw) Happening independently of human will or means of foresight; resulting from unavoidable physical causes. -- Abbott. Syn: Accidental; casual; contingent; incidental. See { Accidental}. -- { For* tu" i* tous* ly}, adv. -- { For* tu" i* tous* ness}, n. [ 1913 Webster] 44 Moby Thesaurus words for " fortuitous": accessory, accidental, additional, adscititious, adventitious, aleatory, appurtenant, ascititious, auxiliary, casual, causeless, chance, chancy, circumstantial, collateral, contingent, destinal, dicey, extra, fatal, fatidic, fluky, iffy, incidental, indeterminate, inessential, nonessential, odd, risky, secondary, subsidiary, superadded, superfluous, supervenient, supplemental, supplementary, uncaused, undetermined, unessential, unexpected, unforeseeable, unforeseen, unlooked- for, unpredictable
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