V2EX serendipity

Serendipity

释义 Definition

serendipity:指“意外发现好事的幸运”,尤其是在并非刻意寻找时,偶然发现有价值的事物或机会的能力/经历。(也可泛指“巧合带来的惊喜”。)

发音 Pronunciation (IPA)

/srndpti/

例句 Examples

I found this café by serendipity.
我偶然发现了这家咖啡馆。

Their breakthrough was pure serendipity, sparked by a mistake in the experiment and noticed by a curious intern.
他们的突破纯属意外之喜:一次实验失误被一位好奇的实习生注意到,从而引发了发现。

词源 Etymology

该词由英国作家霍勒斯沃波尔(Horace Walpole)于18世纪创造,源自他读到的故事《三位锡兰王子》(The Three Princes of Serendip)。故事中的王子们常常凭借敏锐观察力“偶然”发现线索与真相。“Serendip”来自古称“Serendib”(对斯里兰卡的旧称),后来加上表示性质/状态的后缀 -ity,形成 serendipity

相关词 Related Words

文学作品 Literary Works

  • The Three Princes of Serendip(《三位锡兰王子》):词源相关作品,常被用来解释“serendipity”的由来与含义。
  • Walpole, The Letters of Horace Walpole(沃波尔书信集):沃波尔在书信中首次使用并解释该词,使其进入英语词汇体系。
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