providential
UK/.prɒvi'denʃәl/US
GREC2
释义
adj.
Lucky or opportune, as if arranged by providence
天意般的;幸运的,恰逢其时的
词根拆分
词根派生providence 的形容词(pro-「提前」+ vid「看」):仿佛被超出你自己的远见安排好了——因而幸运、恰逢其时。
词根 vis 还连着 107 个词常用搭配
- 1.providential escape幸运的逃脱
- 2.providential timing恰逢其时
- 3.providential intervention天意般的介入
- 4.[providential coincidence]天意般的巧合
例句
- 1.
Their arrival was providential — we'd run out of supplies.
他们的到来真是天意——我们的物资已经用完了。
- 2.
By a providential coincidence, the doctor was nearby.
凑巧得像是天意,医生正好在附近。