felicitous

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

Translation

adj. (措詞等) 恰當的,貼切的
n. 恰當,貼切

Phrases & Collocations

a felicitous remark

一帆風順的話語

felicitous timing

時機恰當

felicitous decision

明智的決定

Example Sentences

the view was the room's only felicitous feature.

這景色是這個房間的惟一亮點。

a felicitous comparison.See Synonyms at fit 1

恰當的對比參見 fit 1

a felicitous comment. See also Synonyms at adapt

恰當的評論 參見同義詞 adapt

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

國有化是個既不十分貼切,意義也頗含糊的用語。

Real-world Examples

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

喬布斯巧妙地說服此人在一個公共場合跟他和沃茲見面。

Source: Steve Jobs Biography

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

他們三人在平臺上喫早餐,花園的樹林裏有很多快活的鳥兒。

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” 這個恰當的詞, 使他精神振奮, 甚至比平時晚上的情緒還要高。

Source: Middlemarch (Part Two)

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