felicitous

/fəˈlɪsɪtəs/ (bre, ipa) · /fəˈlɪsɪtəs/ (ame, ipa) · /fi-ˈli-sə-təs/ (ame, mw)

felicitous — 形容詞

  • felicitouspositive
  • more felicitouscomparative
  • most felicitoussuperlative

1. (of a word, phrase, or choice) so neatly fitted to the moment that it captures t

1.形容詞C2
釋義

貼切的

用語或選擇精準合宜，正中情境

(of a word, phrase, or choice) so neatly fitted to the moment that it captures the speaker's meaning or mood almost perfectly — for example, a wedding toast whose joke lands exactly right.

例句

Hana's choice of the word 'serene' was felicitous in describing the lake at dawn.

Hana 用「寧靜」一詞來形容黎明時分的湖面，十分貼切。

subject + be + felicitous + in + -ing clause

The minister opened the funeral with a felicitous line from an old Welsh poem.

牧師以一句古老的威爾斯詩句作為告別式的開場白，恰到好處。

felicitous + noun (line / phrase / remark)

同義詞
  • apt

    more everyday; widely used in plain prose

  • well-chosen

    neutral register; common in book reviews and editorials

  • fitting

    broader scope; can describe actions and gestures, not only words

  • happy

    in the older sense 'happy choice of words'; literary, slightly dated

反義詞
  • infelicitous

    direct opposite; same formal register

  • inept

    stronger; suggests clumsiness rather than mere mismatch

  • awkward

    everyday register; covers social as well as verbal mismatch

文法句型

felicitous + noun

be felicitous

用法筆記

Subject is usually a word, phrase, remark, choice, or decision — not a person directly. The judgment is about how well something fits its purpose or context, not about the speaker's luck or mood.

常見錯誤

❌I felt felicitous at the party.
✅I felt happy at the party.
💡'felicitous' does not describe a person's mood; use 'happy', 'cheerful', or 'pleased' for feelings.
❌a felicitous coincidence brought us together' (when meaning lucky)
✅a fortunate coincidence brought us together
💡modern English uses 'felicitous' for well-chosen words or decisions, not for lucky events.