auspicious

Suggesting that future success is likely; favourable; indicating a good start or outcome.

• auspiciously/ɔːˈspɪʃəsli/(adv)吉利地

• auspicious start
• auspicious occasion
• auspicious sign
• auspicious beginning
• hardly auspicious

1. 1.The company had an auspicious debut — its stock price doubled on the first day of trading. (favorable start)
2. 2.Rain on a wedding day is considered auspicious in some cultures. (good omen)

• propitious/prəˈpɪʃəs/— favorable, promising — more literary
• favourable/ˈfeɪvərəbl/— positive, supportive — more common
• promising/ˈprɒmɪsɪŋ/— showing signs of future success — more informal

from Latin "auspicium" (divination by observing birds) — "avis" (bird) + "specere" (to look) — the Romans read the future in bird flight