**形容词 (adj.)**:天意的;幸运的;仿佛由上天安排的。指某件事发生得恰到好处,像是受到神意或命运的眷顾。
/ˌprɒv.ɪˈden.ʃəl/
It was providential that the doctor happened to be nearby when the accident occurred.
那位医生恰好在事故发生时就在附近,真是天意。
Many historians regard the providential timing of the rainstorm, which extinguished the fires and halted the enemy's advance, as a turning point in the war.
许多历史学家认为,那场暴雨来得恰到好处,扑灭了大火并阻止了敌军的推进,堪称天意般的战争转折点。
源自拉丁语 providentia,意为"预见、远见",由 **pro-**(向前)和 videre(看)组成。最初与宗教概念"天命"(Divine Providence)密切相关,指上帝对世间万物的安排与眷顾。16世纪进入英语后,逐渐从纯粹的宗教含义扩展为"幸运的、恰好的",用来形容那些巧合得不可思议、仿佛有更高力量在背后安排的事件。