happening by chance, especially a lucky chance that brings a good result 偶然发生的;(尤指)巧合的 a fortuitous meeting 偶然相遇。 His success depended on a fortuitous combination of circumstances. 他的成功取决于各种情况的偶然结合。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryFortuitous is used with these nouns:- discovery
- timing
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin fortuitus, from forte ‘by chance’, from fors ‘chance, luck’.