The word "serendipity" was coined by Horace Walpole in an 1854 letter, from a tale of three princes who "were always making discoveries, by accident, of things they were not in search of".

“Serendipity”这个词，是在1854年由霍勒斯·沃波尔在一封信中创造的，这个词源于一个关于三个王子的故事，他们“总是意外地发现那些他们无意寻找的东西”。

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I venerate the memory of my grandfather Horace Walpole.

我崇敬我祖父的往事(霍勒斯·沃玻尔)。

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Sir Thomas More was a man of stately and handsome presence (Horace Walpole).

托马斯爵士莫尔是个威严、庄重、英俊的人(霍拉斯·沃波尔)。

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When Walpole received his copy, he seems to have recognized its merits at once.

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Whether in Walpole or Beirut or Hanoi, all human beings experience isolation as torture.

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The car is known to have driven down Walpole Avenue towards Lord Street, police said.

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