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providential

UK //ˌprɒvɪˈdenʃəl//US //ˌprɑːvɪˈdenʃəl//

词源

源自拉丁语 'providentia'(预见、天意),通过法语 'providentiel' 进入英语,词根 'providere' 意为‘预见’或‘供应’。

adjective

❶ 形容事情的发生像是上天安排或特别幸运的,常带有宗教或命运的色彩,指巧合中隐含天意。

“The providential arrival of the ambulance saved his life.”

(救护车如神助般及时赶到,救了他的命。)

“It was providential that we found shelter before the storm hit.”

(我们在暴风雨来临前找到庇护所,简直是天意。)

同义词:fortuitous, heaven-sent, miraculous, serendipitous

常见短语

providential intervention — 指某种超自然力量或好运的介入,改变了原本可能糟糕的结局。

“Many believed the rescue was a providential intervention.”

(许多人认为这次救援是上天的干预。)