Opportune
['ɒpətjuːn;,ɒpə'tjuːn] or [ˌɔpə'tun]
解釋/意思:
(adj.) suitable or at a time that is suitable or advantageous especially for a particular purpose; 'an opportune place to make camp'; 'an opportune arrival' .
安娜校對--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(a.) Convenient; ready; hence, seasonable; timely.
(v. t.) To suit.
錄入:露西
同義詞及近義詞：
a. Seasonable, convenient, timely, fit, suitable, favorable, propitious, auspicious, fortunate, lucky, APROPOS, well-timed, to the purpose.
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同義詞及反義詞：
SYN:Timely, seasonable, appropriate, felicitous, suitable, fit, meet, auspicious
ANT:Inopportune, untimely, unseasonable, infelicitous
錄入:伦纳德
解釋/意思:
adj. present at a proper time: timely: convenient.—adv. Opportune′ly.—ns. Opportune′ness; Opportun′ism practice of regulating principles by favourable opportunities without regard to consistency; Opportun′ist a politician who waits for events before declaring his opinions: a person without settled principles; Opportun′ity an opportune or convenient time: a good occasion or chance.
哈伦校對
例句/造句/用法:
- Although in one instance the bearers of not good tidings, Mr. and Mrs. Weston's visit this morning was in another respect particularly opportune. 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
- He had, at an opportune time, sent Thayer's brigade to the support of McClernand and thereby contributed to hold the enemy within his lines. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- Caliphronas has arrived at a most opportune moment, for we will use their boats in order to escape. 福爾斯·休姆. 奇幻島.
- Nothing more opportune could possibly have happened for the inventor. 魯伯特·薩金特·荷蘭. 歷史性發明.
- You come to give me the benefit of your sober judgement at a most opportune time. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
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