destiny
B2
CET-6
大学
FREQ #2420
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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
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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.
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2.
That which is inevitable in the fullness of time.
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3.
One's eventual fate (not necessarily inevitable or predestined).
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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.
词汇关系
同义词 6
上位词 5
下位词 10
整体词 2
相关短语
词源
From Middle English destine et al., from Old French destinee, from Latin dēstinō (English destine). Displaced Old English wyrd.
来源:wiktionary