providential是什么意思？

providential

英[ˌprɒvɪˈdenʃl] 美[ˌprɑvɪˈdenʃl]

• adj. 凑巧的，幸运的；

副词：providentially;

例句

• This was providential rest and shelter until the moon rose. 在月亮出来之前这里可以做短暂的休息和庇护所.
• It'struck her as providential that she should be the instrument of his initiation. 在她看来,由她来担任这个启蒙的角色实出天意.
• He explained the yellow fever epidemic as a providential act to discourage urban growth. 他解释说黄热病的流行恰好减缓了城市的扩张。
• The pistols were loaded so our escape is indeed providential. 手枪是上了子弹的，所以我们能逃脱实在幸运。
• He explained the yellow fever epidemic as a providential act to discourage urban growth... 他解释说黄热病的流行恰好减缓了城市的扩张。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ-GRADED
  天缘巧合的；幸运的；凑巧的
  A providential event is lucky because it happens at exactly the right time.
  例句
  He explained the yellow fever epidemic as a providential act to discourage urban growth... 他解释说黄热病的流行恰好减缓了城市的扩张。 The pistols were loaded so our escape is indeed providential. 手枪是上了子弹的，所以我们能逃脱实在幸运。

英英词典释义

• Adjective
  1. peculiarly fortunate or appropriate; as if by divine intervention;
  "a heaven-sent rain saved the crops""a providential recovery"
  2. relating to or characteristic of providence;
  "assumption that nature operates only according to a providential plan"- M.R.Cohen
  3. resulting from divine providence;
  "providential care""a providential visitation"