V2EX serendipity

Serendipity

释义 Definition

名词 (n.) 意外发现美好事物的运气或能力;指在无意中发现珍贵或有趣事物的愉快经历。

发音 Pronunciation

/sr.ndp..ti/

例句 Examples

Life is full of serendipity if you keep your eyes open.
如果你保持留心观察,生活中处处充满意外的惊喜。

It was pure serendipity that led the scientist to discover the antibiotic properties of mold while investigating an entirely unrelated problem.
那位科学家在研究一个完全无关的问题时,纯属机缘巧合地发现了霉菌的抗菌特性。

词源 Etymology

该词由英国作家霍勒斯沃波尔(Horace Walpole)于1754年创造,灵感来源于波斯童话故事《锡兰三王子》(The Three Princes of Serendip)。故事中的三位王子在旅途中总能凭借智慧和运气意外发现他们并未刻意寻找的宝物。Serendip 是斯里兰卡的古称,源自阿拉伯语。沃波尔用这个词来形容"通过偶然和睿智而发现意料之外事物"的能力。

关联词 Related Words

文学作品引用 Literary References

  • 约翰巴思(John Barth)在其后现代小说《最后的航程》(The Last Voyage of Somebody the Sailor)中多次使用该词探讨命运与偶然的关系。
  • 罗伯特K默顿(Robert K. Merton)与埃莉诺巴伯(Elinor Barber)合著的学术著作《serendipity的旅行与冒险》(The Travels and Adventures of Serendipity)详细追溯了该词的起源与演变历程。
  • 该词也出现在许多科学史著作中,用以描述青霉素、X射线、微波炉等重大发明的偶然发现过程。
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