| 单词 | serendipity |
| 释义 | serendipity noun[U] formaluk/ˌser.ənˈdɪp.ə.ti/us/ˌser.ənˈdɪp.ə.t̬i/thefactoffindinginterestingorvaluablethings bychance （偶然发现有趣或珍贵之物的）机缘，幸运Good luck and bad luck
Examplesofserendipityserendipity There is a real element ofserendipityin archaeology. From theCambridge English Corpus Part of this process isserendipity: allowing for chance finds, and accepting that what is found is not necessarily what was being looked for. From theCambridge English Corpus They introduce a logical formalism to describeserendipity, thereby aiming to distinguishserendipityfrom other manifestations of creativity. From theCambridge English Corpus There is an element of the impromptu about it, even ofserendipity. From theCambridge English Corpus They also clearly underline the value of communication and collaboration with your colleagues and of course, the role ofserendipity. From theCambridge English Corpus We should not forget, though, thatserendipityhas yielded some of our most important agents. From theCambridge English Corpus The space in whichserendipity, future memory and future pigeons might find a home. From theCambridge English Corpus However, as it is now, we often only hear about the implementation or impact of research byserendipityand not by systematic effort (3). From theCambridge English Corpus We would prefer considered (but unconstrained) human intervention,serendipity, and chance to play a larger part. From theCambridge English Corpus This occurs through understanding of the basic mechanisms of drug response,serendipityor systematic genome-wide screening. From theCambridge English Corpus Secondly, words such as ' good luck ' and 'serendipity' will be far more useful if we avoid extending ' miracle ' to cover their instances and so will the word ' miracle ' itself. From theCambridge English Corpus This paper therefore is a typical piece of archaeologicalserendipity, and does not result from a research design, or sustained programme of investigation on iron age food consumption. From theCambridge English Corpus Jackson seems to have followed a mixture of theserendipityapproach and a search for particularly engaging or remarkable individuals. From theCambridge English Corpus In all of these cases, the potential recipient has a genetic relationship to the donor (in one respect by reproductive biology; in another respect byserendipity). From theCambridge English Corpus One can go round making pleasant discoveries, which is surely the correct description ofserendipity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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