serendipitous
serendipitous — adjective
- serendipitouspositive
- more serendipitouscomparative
- most serendipitoussuperlative
1. coming about accidentally in a way that is lucky, useful, or pleasantly surprisi
coming about accidentally in a way that is lucky, useful, or pleasantly surprising.
A serendipitous conversation with a librarian led Rachid to the missing archive.
serendipitous conversation: an unexpected talk with a useful result
Dahlia made a serendipitous discovery while sorting old photos in the attic.
serendipitous discovery: found by accident in a fortunate way
The timing proved serendipitous because the grant opened just as Eli finished the proposal.
Aylin described the cafe job as serendipitous, since it introduced her to a future collaborator.
The team's serendipitous error revealed a faster way to test the material.
- fortunate
more general; does not always imply accident
- lucky
more common and informal
- accidental
only says something was not planned; it may be good, bad, or neutral
- planned
arranged deliberately rather than discovered by accident
- unfortunate
having a bad or unlucky result
文法句型
a serendipitous discovery
a serendipitous meeting
be serendipitous
prove serendipitous
用法筆記
Use this adjective for an accidental event, meeting, discovery, or timing that brings a good or interesting result. It is more literary than 'lucky' and usually sounds positive.
常見錯誤
Do not use 'serendipitous' for any random event; it normally suggests that the accidental result was helpful, pleasant, or interesting.
Do not confuse it with 'serious' or 'spontaneous'. 'Serendipitous' means accidental and fortunate.