serendipity
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ser·en·dip·i·ty /ˌserənˈdɪpəti/ noun [uncountable] literary LUCKYwhen interesting or valuable discoveries are made by accident 〔有趣或有价值事物的〕碰巧发现，机缘巧合 → luck
Examples from the Corpus
serendipity• To a large extent, luck and serendipity made us the kind of scientists we are, and brought us together.• Call it the ultimate advertising coup or simple serendipity.• Far from portraying the scientists as all-knowing seers, Hafner and Lyon show how their biggest advances came through serendipity.• Our lives had been turned over to serendipity.• What a delightful find - a true serendipity!Origin serendipity (1700-1800) Serendip ancient name of Sri Lanka; because it was an ability possessed by the main characters in the old Persian story The Three Princes of Serendipser·en·dip·i·ty nounChineseSyllable
discoveries made or are when interesting Corpus by valuable
serendipity
ser‧en‧dip‧i‧ty /ˌserənˈdɪpəti, ˌserənˈdɪpɪti/
noun [uncountable] literary
ser‧en‧dip‧i‧ty /ˌserənˈdɪpəti, ˌserənˈdɪpɪti/
noun [uncountable] literary Date: 1700-1800
Origin: Serendip ancient name of Sri Lanka; because it was an ability possessed by the main characters in the old Persian story The Three Princes of Serendip
when interesting or valuable discoveries are made by accident ⇨ luck
Origin: Serendip ancient name of Sri Lanka; because it was an ability possessed by the main characters in the old Persian story The Three Princes of Serendip