Opportune
[ ˌɔpə'tun ]
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adj. （时间）合适的;恰好的;及时的;适时的;
adv. 恰好地，适时地;
n. 恰好，适时，及时;
💡 词根助记
port- 表”门,入口”#词根助记：op(=ob靠近)+port=正好靠近港口=恰好的,适当的
📝 例句
As it was, the timing might be very opportune.
所以，按计划选定的时间恐怕还是非常及时的。
An opportune absence might be the first step toward rehabilitation.
适当地隐蔽一下很可能是通往恢复名誉目的地的第一步。
The call came at an opportune moment for me.
这个电话对我来说来得正是时候。
The call came at an opportune moment for me.
这个电话对我来说来得正是时候。
The place was not very opportune for her grief.
那地方是不大适合她伤心流泪的。
🌱 联想助记
【记】op-前缀“朝向”,port-港口,une-形缀:进入港口避风雨→合适的
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-port-表示“运输”
📖 牛津释义
opportune
adj
(fml 文)
1 (of time) suitable or favourable for a purpose （指时间）合适的, 恰好的, 适宜的
arrive at an opportune moment 来得正好.
2 (of an action or event) done or coming at the right time （指行动或事情）适时的, 及时的
an opportune remark, statement, intervention, etc 合时宜的言词、 言语、 干预等
Your arrival was most opportune. 你来得真是时候.
🔁 扩展释义
*[,ɒpә'tju:n]a. 恰好的, 时机适宜的, 适当的
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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Your wife would not be pleased to hear you say that.
你的妻子听到你那么说是会不高兴的。
All machines are slightly different, so you need a short lesson when you start work in a new office.
所有的机器都稍微有些不同，所以当你新到一个办公室开始工作时，你需要进行短期培训。
From this we get the expression to make a beeline for someone or something, which means to go quickly along a straight direct course for someone or something.
从这里我们得到一条短语"to make a beeline for someone or something，意思是迅速地沿着一条直线向某人或某物走去。