felicitous

[US]/fəˈlɪsɪtəs/
[UK]/fəˈlɪsɪtəs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. (措词等) 恰当的,贴切的
n. 恰当,贴切

Phrases & Collocations

a felicitous remark

一帆风顺的话语

felicitous timing

时机恰当

felicitous decision

明智的决定

Example Sentences

the view was the room's only felicitous feature.

这景色是这个房间的惟一亮点。

a felicitous comparison.See Synonyms at fit 1

恰当的对比参见 fit 1

a felicitous comment. See also Synonyms at adapt

恰当的评论 参见同义词 adapt

Nationalization is a word which is neither very felicitous nor free from ambiguity.

国有化是个既不十分贴切,意义也颇含糊的用语。

Real-world Examples

So Jobs, in his felicitous way, convinced the guy to meet him and Wozniak at a public place.

乔布斯巧妙地说服此人在一个公共场合跟他和沃兹见面。

Source: Steve Jobs Biography

The three were eating breakfast on the terrace, a thousand and one felicitous birds in the garden trees.

他们三人在平台上吃早餐,花园的树林里有很多快活的鸟儿。

Source: 00600 Advanced English

The felicitous word " demise, " which had seasonably occurred to him, had raised his spirits even above their usual evening pitch.

恰如其分地想到“死亡” 这个恰当的词, 使他精神振奋, 甚至比平时晚上的情绪还要高。

Source: Middlemarch (Part Two)

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