propitious 音标拼音: [prəp'ɪʃəs]
a . 顺利的,适合的,吉祥的,慈悲的
顺利的,适合的,吉祥的,慈悲的
propitious adj 1 :
presenting favorable circumstances ;
likely to result in or show signs of success ; "
propitious omens "; "
propitious gales speeded us along "; "
a propitious alignment of planets for space exploration " [
ant : {
unpropitious }]
Propitious \
Pro *
pi "
tious \,
a . [
L .
propitius ,
perhaps originally a term of augury meaning ,
flying forward (
pro )
or well ;
cf .
Skr .
pat to fly ,
E .
petition ,
feather .]
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1 .
Convenient ;
auspicious ;
favorable ;
kind ;
as ,
a propitious season ;
a propitious breeze .
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2 .
Hence ,
kind ;
gracious ;
merciful ;
helpful ; --
said of a person or a divinity . --
Milton .
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And now t '
assuage the force of this new flame ,
And make thee [
Love ]
more propitious in my need .
--
Spenser .
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Syn :
Auspicious ;
favorable ;
kind .
Usage : {
Propitious }, {
Auspicious }.
Auspicious (
from the ancient idea of auspices ,
or omens )
denotes "
indicative of success ,"
or "
favored by incidental occurrences ;"
as ,
an auspicious opening ;
an auspicious event .
Propitious denotes that which efficaciously protect us in some undertaking ,
speeds our exertions ,
and decides our success ;
as ,
propitious gales ;
propitious influences .
[
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Pro *
pi "
tious *
ly },
adv . --
{
Pro *
pi "
tious *
ness },
n .
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66 Moby Thesaurus words for "
propitious ":
advantageous ,
amicable ,
appropriate ,
auspicious ,
befitting ,
beneficent ,
beneficial ,
benevolent ,
benign ,
benignant ,
brave ,
bright ,
bright with promise ,
cheering ,
convenient ,
cooperative ,
dexter ,
encouraging ,
expedient ,
fair ,
favorable ,
favoring ,
felicitous ,
fit ,
fitting ,
fortunate ,
friendly ,
full of promise ,
golden ,
good ,
happy ,
helpful ,
inspiring ,
inspiriting ,
kind ,
kindly ,
kindly -
disposed ,
looking up ,
lucky ,
meet ,
neighborly ,
of good omen ,
of happy portent ,
of promise ,
opportune ,
pregnant of good ,
promising ,
prosperous ,
providential ,
reassuring ,
ripe ,
rosy ,
seasonable ,
sortable ,
suitable ,
supportive ,
timely ,
toward ,
useful ,
well -
affected ,
well -
disposed ,
well -
intentioned ,
well -
meaning ,
well -
meant ,
well -
timed ,
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