propitious

prә'piʃәs

GRE

a. presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of success

a. 顺利的, 适合的, 吉祥的, 慈悲的

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BNC 频率

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使用频率

propitious 由前缀 pro-（向前）和词根 pit（来自拉丁语的 pietas，意为“慈爱”）组成，表示有利于某事的意思。

例句

1. The weather is propitious for a picnic this weekend.

这个周末的天气适合野餐。

2. She felt that the timing was propitious for starting her new business.

她觉得现在是开始新业务的好时机。

3. The investors found the current market conditions to be propitious for their plans.

投资者发现当前的市场状况对他们的计划非常有利。