c. 1400, from Old French opportun and directly from Latin opportunus "fit, convenient, suitable, favorable," from the phrase ob portum veniens "coming toward a port," in reference to the wind, from ob "to, toward" (see ob-) + portus "harbor" (see port (n.1)). Related: Opportunely.
实用例句
1. The timing of the meetings was opportune.
会议的时间安排得恰到好处。来自柯林斯例句
2. The offer could not have come at a more opportune moment.
那个建议提得正是时候。来自《权威词典》
3. The timing of our statement is very opportune.
我们发表声明选择的时机很恰当.来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
4. Her arrival was very opportune.
她来得非常及时.来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
5. The invention of the guillotine was opportune to this mood.
