词汇 | example_english_fortuitous-circumstance |
释义 | fortuitous circumstancecollocation in Englishmeanings of fortuitousand circumstanceThese words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or, see other collocations with circumstance. fortuitous adjective uk /fɔːˈtʃuː.ɪ.təs/ us /fɔːrˈtuː.ə.t̬əs/ (of something that is to your advantage) not planned, happening ... See more at fortuitous circumstance noun uk /ˈsɜː.kəm.stɑːns/ us /ˈsɝː.kəm.stæns/ a fact or event that makes a situation the way ... See more at circumstance Examples of fortuitous circumstanceThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. It is, from their point of view, a fortuitouscircumstance which has turned to their advantage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That was a fortuitouscircumstance, but solely on that account a penalty is now imposed in that particular case. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We know that waiters' wages are determined by reference to the fortuitouscircumstance that they may or may not receive tips. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was thought that their situation was different and that they should be allowed to continue—a fortuitouscircumstance which enabled them to survive. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That there were only 16 lives lost was simply due to a fortuitouscircumstance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the next place, the experience of the industry proves that it requires only some accidental, fortuitouscircumstance to occur to destroy the scheme altogether. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The rise in the value of securities has nothing to do with railway stockholders and was a fortuitouscircumstance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a fortuitouscircumstance for those people who believe in war and in armies, and in army contracts, that this enemy has come along. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The fortuitouscircumstance has arisen that we have had a fuel crisis. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a fortuitouscircumstance that intervention has not been a factor during that short period. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The latter was a most fortuitouscircumstance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I cannot believe it is the intention that the tax should depend upon such a fortuitouscircumstance as the date on which a certain account is made up. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This fortuitouscircumstance had, moreover, another effect, in that it greatly raised the critical knowledge of pictures. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He recognized the role of that fortuitouscircumstance in permitting him to guess and declare in 1659 the real nature of the planets ring. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Unless fortuitous circumstances prevail, this equation will not be satisfied and a modification of the previous terms in the asymptotic expansion must be made to avoid this contradiction. We find that about £390 million of that £463 million was due to temporary, short-term fortuitous circumstances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, it is a matter of totally fortuitous circumstances whether he is in the third, the 30th or the 300th car which they check. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There were probably fortuitous circumstances involved, as there are in most things where there is a transformation like this. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Owing to fortuitous circumstances, it has, however, been possible to make an exception in this case and the doctor will be released for two months. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Only in those fortuitous circumstances would they have been recovered 47 minutes earlier. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Want to learn more? Go to the definition of fortuitous Go to the definition of circumstance See other collocations with circumstance |
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