fortune
/ˈfɔːtʃən/noun
1
- mass noun chance or luck as an external, arbitrary force affecting human affairs命运, 运气：
some malicious act of fortune keeps them separate.
某种厄运使他们分离。
1.1
- luck, especially good luck运气; 好运：
this astounding piece of good fortune that has befallen me.
降临在我身上的这种惊人好运。
1.2
fortunes
the success or failure of a person or enterprise over a period of time or in the course of a particular activity时运：he is credited with turning round the company's fortunes.
人们将公司时运的扭转归功于他。
2
- a large amount of money or assets大笔的钱; 大量财产：
he eventually inherited a substantial fortune.
他最终继承了一大笔财产。
2.1
a fortune
informal a surprisingly high price or amount of money〈非正式〉惊人高价; 出格巨款：I spent a fortune on drink and drugs.
我在酒和毒品上花了大笔钱。
短语
fortune favours the brave
- proverb a successful person is often one who is willing to take risks〈谚〉勇者事竟成。
the fortunes of war
- the unpredictable, haphazard events of war战事多险变。
make a（或one's）fortune
- acquire great wealth by one's own efforts发财, 发迹。
a small fortune
- informal a large amount of money〈非正式〉一大笔钱。
tell someone's fortune
- make predictions about a person's future by palmistry, using a crystal ball, or similar divining methods算命。
词源
Middle English: via Old French from Latin Fortuna, the name of a goddess personifying luck or chance.