propitious

英式音标：[prəˈpɪʃəs]

美式音标：[prəˈpɪʃəs]

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概况：

adj. 适合的；吉利的；顺利的

词义：

adj.

有利的；吉祥的；吉利的；合适的

英英释义

propitious[ prəu'piʃəs ]

adj.presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs or success

"propitious omens"; "propitious gales speeded us along"; "a propitious alignment of planets for space exploration"

用法：

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

The circumstances were not propitious for further expansion of the company.
这些情况不利于公司的进一步发展。

It was not a propitious time to start a new business.
这个时候开张不吉利。

People like to hear propitious sentences.
人们都喜欢听吉利的话。

权威例句

Propitious Selection

Propitious selection in insurance

Darwin Died at a Most Propitious Time

Niosomes as a propitious carrier for topical drug delivery.

Propitious information distribution system using a wireless mobile terminal

Adverse selection, moral hazard and propitious selection

Congestive heart failure: A propitious time for intensified research

Territory, research and technology linkages - is the Shannon region a propitious local system of innovation?

Gallstone dissolution and the cholesterol--bile acid--lipoprotein axis. Propitious effects of ursodeoxycholic acid.

Low-temperature (180 K) crystal structure, electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy, and propitious anticonvulsant activities of...

同义词：smooth,calculated,benign,befitting,adaptive,adapted,adaptable

同根词：propitiously,propitious

英语词源：

propitious (adj.)

mid-15c., from Anglo-French propicius, Old French propicius "gracious, favorable, useful" (12c., Modern French propice) and directly from Latin propitius "favorable, kind, gracious, well-disposed" (see propitiation). Earlier English form was propice, from Old French propice. Related: Propitiously.

造句：

1. all is well and propitious.

万事大吉

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2. propitious weather

好天气

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3. a propitious moment

有利的时刻

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4. The Order of Propitious Clouds

卿云勋章

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 翻译参考[网络]

5. propitious omen(s)

吉兆

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 短句参考

6. Time is propitious

时机成熟

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 翻译样例 - 习语

7. be propitious to

适合于|有利于

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8. propitious weather for our trip

适合我们旅行的天气

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9. the propitious moment

幸运的片刻

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10. Conditions were propitious for development.

情况对发展很有利。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句