fortuity

IPA/fɔːˈtjuː.ə.ti/
IPA/fɔːrˈtuː.ə.t̬i/

fortuity — 名詞

  • fortuitysingular
  • fortuitiesplural

1. the quality or phenomenon of something fortunate happening without any plan or i

1.名詞及物 / 不及物C1
釋義

偶然

好事出於偶然的情況

the quality or phenomenon of something fortunate happening without any plan or intention — a situation where luck, not design, is at work.

例句

By a happy fortuity, Devika found her lost cat at the animal shelter the next day.

憑著一次愉快的偶然，Devika 隔天就在動物收容所找到了她走失的貓。

by + [adjective] + fortuity

The job offer arriving that same week was pure fortuity, not careful planning.

同週收到工作邀約純屬偶然，並非精心規劃的結果。

pure / sheer / mere + fortuity

同義詞
  • chance

    more general and neutral; can refer to any unplanned outcome, not necessarily positive

  • serendipity

    specifically describes happy accidents or fortunate discoveries, more literary in tone

  • luck

    broader term that can refer to a pattern of good outcomes; less precise about the element of chance

反義詞

文法句型

pure / sheer / mere + fortuity

It was [adjective] fortuity that + clause

by + [adjective] + fortuity

用法筆記

Usually uncountable when the focus is on the quality or nature of an event rather than the event itself. When countable ('a fortuity'), it refers to a specific instance of good luck happening by chance.

常見錯誤

❌He has amazing fortuity in card games.
✅He has amazing luck in card games.
💡fortuity describes events that happen by chance, not a person's ongoing good fortune.
❌I planned the surprise party as a fortuity.
✅The success of the surprise party was pure fortuity.
💡fortuity means unplanned; using it to describe something you arranged contradicts the meaning.

2. a specific event that occurs without an obvious cause, appearing to be the resul

2.名詞C1
釋義

偶發事件

看不出原因而偶然發生的事

a specific event that occurs without an obvious cause, appearing to be the result of random chance rather than purpose or explanation.

例句

The discovery of the ancient vase was a fortuity that surprised even the archaeologists.

那只古代花瓶的發現是一件連考古學家都感到驚訝的巧合。

[event] + was + a fortuity

Chiara considered the cancelled flight merely a fortuity, not a sign of bad luck.

Chiara 認為航班取消只是個偶發事件，並非壞運氣的徵兆。

consider + noun + [as] + a fortuity

同義詞
  • coincidence

    implies two events happening together in a surprising way; more common in everyday speech

  • fluke

    informal register; an unexpected success or result that is unlikely to happen again

  • happenstance

    similar meaning but slightly less formal; often used in phrases like 'by happenstance'

反義詞
  • design

    something created or planned deliberately

  • necessity

    something that must happen inevitably

文法句型

consider / dismiss / regard + noun + as + a fortuity

treat + noun + as + a fortuity

用法筆記

Always countable in this sense. Often used in structures where someone evaluates or classifies a surprising event as being driven by chance rather than purpose. Distinguish from sense 1: sense 2 names a specific event considered as a chance occurrence, while sense 1 describes the abstract quality or phenomenon of things happening fortunately by chance.

常見錯誤

❌It was a fortuity that we both chose the same restaurant.
✅It was a coincidence that we both chose the same restaurant.
💡coincidence specifically describes two related events happening at the same time, while fortuity refers to a single chance event.