lucky because it happens at the right time, but without being planned synonym timely天缘巧合的;及时的;适时的 A providential wind carried the raft to the shore. 幸运的风把木筏吹到了岸边。 The announcement seems providential at a time when good news is in short supply. 在好消息供不应求的时候,这一宣布似乎是天意。
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from providence, on the pattern of evidential.