serendipity
serendipity — noun
1. the way that fortunate or interesting events happen or are discovered completely
the way that fortunate or interesting events happen or are discovered completely by accident, without being planned or actively looked for
Ryo discovered his love for painting through pure serendipity during a rainy afternoon.
through + [noun phrase] serendipity for accidental discovery
The research team credited serendipity for the unexpected breakthrough in their experiment.
credit serendipity for [result]
Lien met her future business partner by a happy accident that felt like pure serendipity.
For Kabir, the job offer was a welcome stroke of serendipity after months of searching.
Constanza often says that moving to Taipei was a moment of sheer serendipity.
- luck
broader term — luck covers any good fortune, not specifically accidental discovery
- chance
more neutral — chance can refer to random events regardless of whether the outcome is good or bad
- happenstance
more literary and less common; emphasises that events occurred together by accident
- design
the opposite of happening by accident — a result of deliberate planning
- misfortune
bad luck or an unlucky outcome
文法句型
serendipity + verb
a stroke / moment / act of serendipity
用法筆記
Uncountable noun — do not use directly with 'a' (use 'a stroke of serendipity' or 'a moment of serendipity'). The word is most common in narrative or reflective writing rather than casual everyday speech.