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adj.吉利的

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propitious为短语/超纲词汇

词形变化:

名词:propitiousness 副词:propitiously

词根

pro-=for,before,forth,forward 由“为了~”而产生“代替~”、“赞成~的”、“偏爱”等意思;或由“向~”演变为“向前”、“事先”、“公开地”、“因应~”等意思 变化型 pur-,pr-

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unpropitious    

propitious


/prə'pɪʃəs; prə`pɪʃəs/
adj ~ (for sth) (fml 文) giving or indicating a good chance of success; favourable 吉利的; 有利的
*It was not a propitious time to start a new business. 这时候开张不吉利.
* The circumstances were not propitious for further expansion of the company. 这些情况不利于公司的进一步发展.

propitious


adj formal
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin;Origin: propitius, from petere 'to try to find or get']
good and likely to bring good results
 a propitious moment
propitious for
 Conditions after the 1905 revolution were propitious for stable development.
>propitiouslyadv
1. It was not a propitious time to start a new business.
    这时候开张不吉利.

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