for‧tu‧nate S3 / fɔtʃ ə nət $ fɔr- / 形容词
1 someone who is fortunate has something good happen to them, or is in a good situation 同义词 lucky
fortunate to do something
I’ve been fortunate to find a career that I love.
I was fortunate enough to obtain a research studentship at Stanford.
fortunate in doing something
She felt fortunate in being able to please herself where she lived.
fortunate that
I’m fortunate that I have such an understanding wife.
more/less fortunate than somebody
We’ve been more fortunate than a lot of farmers.
2 a fortunate event is one in which something good happens by chance, especially when this saves you from trouble or danger 同义词 lucky :
By a fortunate coincidence, a passer-by heard her cries for help.
3 the less fortunate people who are poor :
We should all consider the plight of the less fortunate.
THESAURUS
lucky happening because of good luck, or bringing you good luck : a lucky guess | Seven is considered a lucky number. | It’s lucky that I’ve got some spare keys. | Italy got a lucky goal in the last five minutes of the game. | ‘How did you know he’d be there?’ ‘It was a lucky guess.’
fortunate happening because of good luck. Fortunate is more formal than lucky : It was extremely fortunate that there was no one in the building when the bomb went off. | I’m in the fortunate position of doing a job I love. | Some plants actually prefer a lot of shade, which is fortunate for gardeners choosing plants for gloomy corners.
it’s a good thing (that) ( also it’s a good job (that) British English ) spoken used when saying that there would have been problems if something had not happened : It’s a good thing that you brought an umbrella with you. | It’s a good job I’m here to help.
miraculous extremely lucky in a way that is almost unbelievable : A teenager had a miraculous escape last night when the car she was travelling in overturned. | The doctor gave her a month to live but she made a miraculous recovery. | It was miraculous that no one was seriously injured in the accident.
fortuitous / fɔtjuətəs $ fɔrtu-, fɔtjuɪtəs $ fɔrtu- / formal happening because of good luck : a fortuitous decision | a fortuitous coincidence | It was fortuitous that no one else was hurt.
a fluke / fluk / informal something that happens by chance, not because of skill or good judgement : The goal was a fluke. | By a fluke , he managed to get the question right.
be in the right place at the right time used when saying that someone is lucky and the situation is right for them : Making money from buying property is easy – you just have to be in the right place at the right time.