Propitious
[prə'pɪʃəs]
解释:
(adj.) presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of success; 'propitious omens'; 'propitious gales speeded us along'; 'a propitious alignment of planets for space exploration' .
贝丝编辑--From WordNet
解释:
(a.) Convenient; auspicious; favorable; kind; as, a propitious season; a propitious breeze.
(a.) Hence, kind; gracious; merciful; helpful; -- said of a person or a divinity.
录入:罗莎莉
同义词及近义词：
a. [1]. Gracious, benevolent, benign, kind.[2]. Auspicious, lucky, happy, fortunate, favorable, opportune, prosperous, promising, in a fair way.
布莱尔整理
同义词及反义词：
SYN:Timely, favorable, auspicious, beneficial, friendly, welldisposed, gracious,benign, fortunate
ANT:Untimely, untoward, unseasonable, unfavorable, inauspicious, unfriendly,hostile, antagonistic, adverse, ill-disposed, unpropitious
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例句:
- As soundless, as unresisting, as if some propitious genius had waited on a sesame-charm, in the vestibule within. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
- Her answer, therefore, was not propitious, at least not to Elizabeth's wishes, for she was impatient to get home. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
- A stealthy glance now and then refreshed her like sips of fresh water after a dusty walk, for the sidelong peeps showed her several propitious omens. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
- We know not the future, but the past has been propitious. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
- The dew fell, but with propitious softness; no breeze whispered. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
- The clouds on her mother's brow had cleared off under the propitious influence of a brace of carp, most opportunely presented by a neighbour. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
- It had hardly been a propitious beginning, but he had chosen his course, and would show no swerving. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
- Its authority rested, in the end, on the persuasion that its activities were propitious. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- That feature too is propitious. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
- He had to fix a seedtime, a propitious seedtime, or his sowing was a failure. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- She has heard; she will be propitious. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
- The surrounding atmosphere was propitious to this scheme of courtship. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
- For some time, I am doubtful of Miss Shepherd's feelings, but, at length, Fate being propitious, we meet at the dancing-school. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
- So it behooves us to leave at the first moment that appears at all propitious. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
- My kinswoman always thinks the best of me, but I will take her words for a propitious omen. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
- It yields to my hand, yields with propitious facility. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
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