作者Evenroll (怎样才能充满活力?)
看板GRE_Verbal
标题[字汇] fortuitous的反义?
时间Tue Apr 17 11:15:13 2007
问一题反义
Fortuitous
(A) unfortunate
(B) stupid
(C) designed
(D) fearful
(E) pious
Ans: (C)
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Fortuitous第二定义就是Fortunate
那为什麽不能选(A)呢?
是最好要选第一定义的反义吗??
M-W:
Fortuitous
1 : occurring by chance
2 a : FORTUNATE, LUCKY <from a cost standpoint, the
company's timing is fortuitous -- Business Wee>
b : coming or happening by a lucky chance <belted down the stairs,
and there was a fortuitous train -- Doris Lessing>
synonyms see ACCIDENTAL
usage: Sense 2a has been influenced in meaning by fortunate.
It has been in standard if not elevated use for some 70 years, but is still
disdained by some critics. Sense 2b, a blend of 1 and 2a, is virtually
unnoticed by the critics. Sense 1 is the only sense commonly used in negative
constructions.
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