fortuitous的词源

英文词源

fortuitous (adj.)

1650s, from Latin fortuitus "happening by chance, casual, accidental," from forte "by chance," ablative of fors "chance" (related to fortuna; see fortune). It means "accidental, undesigned" not "fortunate." Earlier in this sense was fortuit (late 14c.), from French. Related: Fortuitously; fortuitousness.

中文词源

fortuitous：偶然发生的

来自拉丁语fortuna, 运气，机会，词源同fortune.

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