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destination

UK //ˌdestɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n//US //ˌdestɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n//

词源

源自拉丁语 'destinatio',意为'确定目标',由 'de-'(完全)和 'stare'(站立)组成。

noun

❶ 指旅行的终点或目标地点,通常指人们计划前往的特定地方。

“Paris is our final destination for this trip.”

(巴黎是我们这次旅行的最终目的地。)

“The train will stop at several stations before reaching its destination.”

(火车在到达目的地前会停靠几个车站。)

❶ 比喻某事物最终达到的状态或结果,常用于抽象概念。

“Success is not the destination but the journey.”

(成功不是终点而是旅程。)

“The destination of his efforts was a promotion.”

(他努力的最终结果是升职。)

同义词:goal, target, endpoint, objective, terminus

常见短语

final destination — 指旅程的最终到达地点,或某事物发展的最终结果。

“After three flights, we finally arrived at our final destination.”

(经过三次飞行后,我们终于到达了最终目的地。)

destination wedding — 指新人选择在非居住地的旅游胜地举行的婚礼。

“They're planning a destination wedding in Hawaii.”

(他们计划在夏威夷举办目的地婚礼。)