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  3. /fortunately

fortunately

🇬🇧 UK/ˈfɔːtʃənətli/🇺🇸 US/'fɒitʃәnitli/
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Definitions

adv.

By good luck; used to express that something positive happened

幸运地,幸亏,好在

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
fortunchance, luck, fortune
+
ateto make, having
+
lyin the manner of
=fortunately

Common Collocations

  • 1.fortunately for us对我们来说幸运的是
  • 2.very fortunately非常幸运地
  • 3.most fortunately最幸运的是

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Fortunately, the damage from the earthquake was minimal.

  • 2.

    The accident was serious, but fortunately no one was killed.

  • 3.

    We had forgotten our umbrellas, but fortunately the rain stopped before we left.

  • 4.

    Fortunately, the doctor caught the disease in its early stages.

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