likely to produce a successful result
It was not a propitious time to start a new business.
那不是开张营业的吉时佳日。
1.顺利的,幸运的;有利于...的;适合的 (for; to; towards);吉利的
2.慈祥的,慈悲的
1.with the conditions or qualities needed for a successful result
1.Juvenal Urbino had often thought, with no premonitory intention, that this would not be a propitious place for dying in a state of grace.
朱维诺。乌尔比诺医生以前就常常会不经意地想到：这里可不是一个可以优雅地死去的好地方。
2.Chloe consulted her horoscope to see whether Tuesday would be a propitious day to dump her boyfriend.
克洛伊查阅了星象，看看星期二是否是抛弃男朋友的吉利日子。
3.It had hardly been a propitious beginning, but he had chosen his course, and would show no swerve.
这种情形很难说是一个吉利的开端，但是他已经选定了他的道路了，他不想三心二意。
4.Among the twelve, the dragon is the only mythological beast, and to be born in the Year of the Dragon is regarded as propitious.
在十二生肖中，龙是唯一的神话兽，在龙年出生的人被认为吉祥的。
5.Some people believe that the appearance of a black cat is a propitious sign, others believe that black cats are unlucky.
有人认为黑猫的出现是吉祥之兆，有人则认为黑猫是不祥之物。
6.Especially at the beginning, when circumstances were propitious, Mr Yushchenko should have been tougher.
尤其在情况有利的起始阶段，尤先科本应该更狠更严厉。
7.This was, according to most reports, a super-propitious year in the traditional animal zodiac, a Year of the Golden Pig.
许多报章杂志都说，在传统的生肖中今年将是非常旺的一年，叫做“金猪”年。
8.During the traditional festivals, propitious couplets are always indispensable decorations each written in a beautiful style.
在中国传统节日里，那些用雅致的形式创作的对联是必不可少的。
9.It is propitious to the transition process by delaying the starting time of opening gate and speeding up the speed of opening gate.
适当加快闸门开启速度和加长延时闸门开启时间可改善起动特性，对起动过程有利；
10.It is hard to see another such opportunity arising in similarly propitious circumstances.
很难再看到一个这样的机遇出现在同样有利的环境中。