serendipity
nounC1Serendipity là khả năng hoặc hiện tượng tình cờ tìm thấy những điều may mắn, có giá trị mà không hề tìm kiếm. Nó thường mô tả những khám phá bất ngờ, mang lại lợi ích hoặc niềm vui. Từ này nhấn mạnh yếu tố may mắn và sự ngẫu nhiên trong việc gặp được điều tốt lành.
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noun- 1.
(countable, uncountable)The phenomenon of making an unplanned, fortunate discovery through a combination of unexpected circumstances and insightful recognition.
The most random serendipity brought the two of us together, and now, we are happily married! If I was just 15 seconds slower, I'd have never met her! This discovery, indeed, is almost of that kind which I call Serendipity, a very expressive word, which, as I have nothing better to tell you, I shall endeavour to explain to you: you will understand it better by the derivation than by the definition. I once read a silly fairy tale, called "The Three Princes of Serendip;" as their Highnesses travelled, they were always making discoveries, by accidents and sagacity, of things which they were not in quest of: for instance, one of them discovered that a mule blind of the right eye had travelled the same road lately, because the grass was eaten only on the left side, where it was worse than on the right – now do you understand Serendipity? One of the most remarkable instances of this accidental Sagacity, (for you must observe that no discovery of a thing you are looking for comes under this description,) was of my Lord Shaftsbury, who, happening to dine at Lord Chancellor Clarendon's, found out the marriage of the Duke of York and Mrs. Hyde, by the respect with which her mother treated her at table.
- 2.
(countable, uncountable)An unsought, unintended or unexpected, but fortunate, discovery or learning experience that occurs by accident.
2007, Erin McKean, speech at TED Serendipity is when you find things you weren't looking for because finding what you are looking for is so damn difficult.
Đồng nghĩa: chance, luck, adventure, accident, casualty, chance, chance-medley, fortune, hap, hazard, joss, luck, serendipity, weird
- 3.
(countable, uncountable)The occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.
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pure serendipity
adjective + noun
sự tình cờ may mắn thuần túy
Finding that old photo album was pure serendipity; I wasn't even looking for it.
sheer serendipity
adjective + noun
sự tình cờ may mắn hoàn toàn
Their meeting in a foreign country was a case of sheer serendipity.
a stroke of serendipity
noun + preposition + noun
một sự tình cờ may mắn
It was a stroke of serendipity that I found the exact book I needed at the used bookstore.
a moment of serendipity
noun + preposition + noun
một khoảnh khắc tình cờ may mắn
That unexpected encounter with an old friend was a true moment of serendipity.
experience serendipity
verb + noun
trải nghiệm sự tình cờ may mắn
Researchers often experience serendipity when an unexpected finding leads to a new discovery.
embrace serendipity
verb + noun
đón nhận/tận dụng sự tình cờ may mắn
Successful innovators often embrace serendipity, allowing for unexpected discoveries to shape their work.
serendipity in discovery
noun + preposition
sự tình cờ may mắn trong khám phá
Serendipity plays a crucial role in scientific discovery, leading to breakthroughs by accident.
the role of serendipity
noun + preposition + noun
vai trò của sự tình cờ may mắn
We discussed the role of serendipity in their unexpected success.
happen by serendipity
verb + preposition + noun
xảy ra một cách tình cờ may mắn
Many great scientific discoveries happen by serendipity rather than strict planning.
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From Serendip + -ity. Horace Walpole, 1754 based on the Persian story of the Three Princes of Serendip, who (Walpole wrote to a friend) were “always making discoveries, by accidents and sagacity, of things which they were not in quest of”.