destiny

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n. 命运, 定数

发音

CA /ˈdɛs.tɪ.ni/
US /ˈdɛs.tɪ.ni/
UK /ˈdɛs.tɪ.ni/
AU /ˈdes.tɪ.ni/

词形变化

destinies 复数 destinies

别名

destin

教材释义与例句

名词

命运,定数,天命

释义与例句

n. B2
  1. 1.

    That to which any person or thing is destined; a predetermined state; a condition predestined by the Divine or by human will.

    Death is the destiny of all mortal men.

  2. 2.

    That which is inevitable in the fullness of time.

  3. 3.

    One's eventual fate (not necessarily inevitable or predestined).

  4. 4.

    The fixed order of things; invincible necessity; an irresistible power or agency conceived of as determining the future, whether in general or of an individual.

    Dara doesn't believe in using dating apps - she insists that destiny will find her other half.

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词源

From Middle English destine et al., from Old French destinee, from Latin dēstinō (English destine). Displaced Old English wyrd.

来源:wiktionary