fortune
【命运,好运,财富】
"fortune" 作为名词时通常表示 “命运” 或 “运气”。它有几种不同的含义,具体依赖于上下文。
1. 命运、天命
- Fortune 可以指某人或某事的命运或运势,通常带有偶然或不可预测的含义。
- 例句:He believed his fortune was shaped by the stars.
(他认为自己的命运是由星星决定的。)
- 例句:He believed his fortune was shaped by the stars.
2. 运气、好运
- Fortune 也可以指人的好运或不幸,尤其是在形容突如其来的好运时。
- 例句:She had the good fortune of meeting her favorite author.
(她有幸遇到了她最喜欢的作家。)
- 例句:She had the good fortune of meeting her favorite author.
3. 财富
- Fortune 还可以指个人的财富或巨额财产。
- 例句:He made a fortune in real estate.
(他在房地产行业赚了一大笔钱。)
- 例句:He made a fortune in real estate.
总结
- Fortune 最常见的含义是“命运”或“运气”,但它也可以指“财富”。
- 在短语 "stroke of fortune" 中,通常指“命运的转机”或“幸运的事件”,意味着某种偶然的好运。