opportune
adjective /ˈɒpətjuːn/
/ˌɑːpərˈtuːn/
(formal)- (of a time
) suitable for doing a particular thing, so that it is likely to be successful时间 synonym favourable恰好的;适当的;恰当的 - The offer could not have come at a more opportune moment.
那个建议提得正是时候。 - Chapman decided the time was opportune for talking business.
查普曼认为这是谈生意的好时机。 - It was an opportune time to look at the offer in more detail.
这是一个更详细地审视报价的好时机。
- The offer could not have come at a more opportune moment.
- (of an action or event
) done or happening at the right time to be successful行动或事情 及时的;适时的 - an opportune remark
适时的言辞 - The publication of the book now is quite opportune.
这本书现在出版非常及时。
opposite inopportune - an opportune remark
词源late Middle English: from Old French opportun(e), from Latin opportunus, from ob- ‘in the direction of’ + portus ‘harbour’, originally describing the wind driving towards the harbour, hence ‘seasonable’.