having or bringing an advantage, an opportunity, a piece of good luck, etc. synonym lucky幸运的;交好运的;吉利的 Remember those less fortunate than yourselves. 要记住那些不如你们幸运的人。 - fortunate to do something
I have been fortunate enough to visit many parts of the world as a lecturer. 我很有福气,去过世界许多地方作演讲。 - fortunate in having…
I was fortunate in having a good teacher. 我很幸运,有位好老师。 - it is fortunate (for somebody) (that…)
It was very fortunate for him that I arrived on time. 算他运气好,我准时到了。
Extra ExamplesWe consider ourselves extremely fortunate. 我们觉得自己十分幸运。 He was in a relatively fortunate position as far as work was concerned. 就工作而言,他在一个比较幸运的岗位。 We are fortunate in having a lot of land. 我们很幸运,拥有很多土地。 I think it was fortunate that I was older than the other children. 我认为我比其他孩子大是幸运的。 It was fortunate for us that the guard was looking the other way. 我们交了好运,守卫当时在看别处。 It was fortunate for them that the rain stopped. 雨停了,这对他们来说是幸运的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- seem
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- extremely
- fairly
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- for
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Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin fortunatus, from fortuna, Fortuna, the name of a goddess personifying luck or chance.