propitious
adjective /prəˈpɪʃəs/
/prəˈpɪʃəs/
(formal)- propitious (for something/somebody) likely to produce a successful result
吉利的;吉庆的;吉祥的 - It was not a propitious time to start a new business.
那不是开张营业的吉时佳日。 - Circumstances could hardly have been less propitious for a strike.
情况对罢工来说再不利不过了。 - This did not seem a propitious moment for launching into a lengthy explanation.
这似乎不是开始冗长解释的好时机。
词源late Middle English: from Old French propicieus or Latin propitius ‘favourable, gracious’. - It was not a propitious time to start a new business.