having, bringing or brought by good fortune; lucky
"other, less fortunate, children died"
"a fortunate choice"
"golden lads and girls all must / like chimney sweepers come to dust"
"she made a fortunate decision to go to medical school"
"rosy predictions"
I was singularly fortunate to spend these summers of childhood among such people.
出自: Day Lewis
An armchair reader, envious of the fortunate who will visit the sites.
出自:Scientific American
误 You are fortunate having such a rich uncle.
正 You are fortunate to have such a rich uncle.
析 fortunate后不能接动名词,通常接动词不定式。
误 It is fortunate to us that we live in this great age.
正 It is fortunate for us that we live in this great age.
析 表示“对…来说有幸”时, fortunate通常与介词for搭配,而不可与介词to搭配。