providential /ˌprɒvɪˈdɛnʃəl/

• 1.  

  ADJ（形容词） A providential event is lucky because it happens at exactly the right time. 凑巧的 [正式]

  例：

  He explained the yellow fever epidemic as a providential act to discourage urban growth.

  他对黄热病疫情对城市化进程的阻碍为一种巧合做出了解释。

• 2.  

  ADV（副词） providentially

  例：

  Providentially, he had earlier made friends with a Russian Colonel.

  很凑巧，他在早些时候与一个俄国上校交了朋友。