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Providentially tells you how something happened: in a lucky way, as if it were arranged to help. “The rain stopped providentially just as we reached the door.” It is the adverb that belongs with providential, so it carries the same extra feeling as that adjective. People gloss it as luckily, and in loose talk that is fair. Though actually, luckily is lighter and more common. Providentially still hints that the timing was not empty chance — that care, fate, or God had a hand. You will meet it in careful writing and in religious speech more than in the playground. If you only need “it was lucky,” say luckily. Use this word when you want that older, heavier colour.
幸運地;像有天意安排似地
組成From providential + -ly: in a providential way.
同家族的字
- providentialthe adjective this adverb is built from
- providencethe care or plan behind the “lucky” feeling
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
providentiallyadv
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In a providential manner.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。