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。
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。
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。
- 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.