serendipitous
serendipitous — 形容詞
- serendipitouspositive
- more serendipitouscomparative
- most serendipitoussuperlative
1. coming about accidentally in a way that is lucky, useful, or pleasantly surprisi
意外幸運的
因偶然而帶來好結果或有趣發現的
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.
Rachid 和圖書館員的一次意外談話，讓他找到了那份遺失的檔案。
serendipitous conversation: an unexpected talk with a useful result
Dahlia made a serendipitous discovery while sorting old photos in the attic.
Dahlia 在閣樓整理舊照片時，有了一個意外幸運的發現。
serendipitous discovery: found by accident in a fortunate way
The timing proved serendipitous because the grant opened just as Eli finished the proposal.
那個時機結果非常幸運，因為補助申請剛好在 Eli 完成企畫時開放。
proved serendipitous: turned out to be luckily timed
Aylin described the cafe job as serendipitous, since it introduced her to a future collaborator.
Aylin 說那份咖啡館工作是意外幸運的，因為它讓她認識了未來的合作夥伴。
as serendipitous: as accidental but fortunate
The team's serendipitous error revealed a faster way to test the material.
團隊那個意外有利的錯誤，揭示了測試這種材料的更快方法。
serendipitous error: a mistake that unexpectedly helped
- serendipitous discovery
- serendipitous meeting
- serendipitous encounter
- serendipitous timing
- serendipitous error
- prove serendipitous
- 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.
同根字
- serendipity名詞B2
- serendipitously副詞C1
常見搭配
名詞搭配
常用片語
- prove serendipitous
- turn out to be serendipitous
- a serendipitous chain of events