音标:[prә'piʃәs] ;
a. 顺利的, 适合的, 吉祥的, 慈悲的
a. presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of success

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propitious的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. 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。
  2. It was not a propitious time to start a new business.这个时候开张不吉利。
  3. People like to hear propitious sentences.人们都喜欢听吉利的话。

经典引文

  • God is propitious to me..my sins are forgiven.

    出自:W. Hamilton
  • For such an adventure that time was not..propitious.

    出自:H. Macmillan
  • A propitious storm saved them.

    出自:A. Fraser
【近义词】
【反义词】

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