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serendipitous adj. /ˌserənˈdɪpɪtəs/
Occurring or discovered by chance in a happy or beneficial way; Characterized by serendipity; bringing unexpected good fortune. 意外惊喜的、偶然得之的、巧遇的
Etymology 词源
源自名词 “serendipity”(意外发现美好事物的运气),而 “serendipity” 最早由英国作家霍勒斯・沃波尔于 1754 年创造。其灵感来自波斯童话《锡兰三王子》(The Three Princes of Serendip),故事中三位王子常通过偶然观察发现意外线索,“Serendip” 是古代斯里兰卡的旧称。
Collocations 固定搭配
serendipitous encounter 意外邂逅;巧遇
serendipitous discovery 偶然发现;意外收获
serendipitous moment 惊喜瞬间
serendipitous opportunity 意外出现的机会
Examples 例句
e.g. Their partnership began with a serendipitous encounter at a conference.
他们的合作始于一次会议上的意外邂逅。)
e.g. The scientist's serendipitous discovery changed the direction of medical research.
这位科学家的偶然发现改变了医学研究的方向。
New York Times
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The word serendipitous has appeared in 63 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Oct. 29 in “Urban Hell, a Place to Find God or Just Another New York City Street?” by Joseph Bernstein:
过去一年中,“意外之喜的”(serendipitous)一词在《纽约时报》网站的 63 篇报道中出现,其中包括 10 月 29 日约瑟夫・伯恩斯坦的《城市炼狱:寻神之所,还是纽约又一条普通街巷?》一文:
Mr. Rodriguez and Ms. Jimenez described a recent night, when clubgoers began dancing in the middle of Broadway to the sirens of a stalled fire truck, as emblematic of the serendipitous moments that sometimes emerge from that chaos.
罗德里格斯先生与希梅内斯女士回忆起近日的一个夜晚 —— 夜店客们在百老汇大街中央,伴着一辆抛锚消防车的警笛声翩翩起舞 —— 他们认为这一场景,正是那种于混乱中偶然涌现的意外之喜时刻的绝佳缩影。
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