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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

fortunately ['fɔːtʃənɪtlɪ]
  1. 1. adverb 幸运的是

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

fortunately
  1. 1. adverb 幸运地,好运

Collins English-English Dictionary

fortunately ['fɔːtʃənɪtlɪ]
  1. 1. adv [sentence modifier] it is fortunate that; luckily
  2. 2. adv in a fortunate manner

Examples

Fortunately, the journalist abducted last month is still alive, but we don't have other information about it.
庆幸的是,上周被绑架的记者还活着,但除此之外,我们就一无所知了。 alive
Terrorists tried to make an attack to the president's car, fortunately they did not succeed.
恐怖分子企图袭击总统的专车,庆幸的是他们没有得逞。 attack
Fortunately, the airport tax is built into the price of a flight ticket.
庆幸的是,机场税已经包括在飞机票里了。
Fortunately when I fell in the river, I didn't have the camera along.
幸运的是,掉进河里时我没带着相机。
Fortunately after the boat banked nobody got injured.
值得庆幸的是船翻了但没有人受伤。
还好,这场大水没有把堤坝冲坏。
Fortunately, the flood did not break the dyke. 还好
幸未成灾。
Fortunately it didn't cause a disaster.
幸好他所在的部队不在这次撤编之列。
Fortunately, the army he belongs to won't be disbanded. 撤编
这件事多亏你搭桥引线。
Fortunately you acted as a go-between, otherwise it would have failed. 搭桥引线
他一生绝嗣无后, 还好收了一个义子。
He had no offspring throughout his life, but fortunately, he has an adopted son. 绝嗣

nciku Note

Types of adverbs: Comment 观点副词

Types of adverbs: Comment Fortunately , there were enough seats left for the movie. Luckily , I wasn’t late for my exams. 观点副词用来表示对某种情况的评论或意见。通常位于句首。 Adverbs of comment provide a comment, or opinion about a situation. It usually goes at the beginning of a sentence.

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