🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

适时的

Pronunciation / Transliteration: shìshí de

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Opportune/ˈɒp.ə.tʃuːn/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这是一个提出建议的适时机会。"

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Occurring at a favorable or appropriate time; well-timed.

    "His timely intervention provided an opportune moment to present the new proposal."
  2. 2

    Deserving of or suitable for a particular circumstance.

    "She seized the opportune chance to advance her career during the conference."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin opportunus, originally a nautical term combining ob (toward) and portus (port), literally meaning 'bearing toward the harbor'. Over centuries, it evolved to describe any event, time, or action occurring at a favorable, appropriate, or well-timed moment.

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