
好词典

源自中古英语 'fulfillen',由 'full'(完全)和 'fill'(填充)组合而成,字面意为「完全填满」。
❶ 形容人感到满足和快乐,因为实现了目标、梦想或愿望,内心没有遗憾的状态。
“After years of hard work, she finally felt fulfilled in her career.”
(经过多年努力,她终于在事业上感到心满意足。)
“Helping others gives him a deep sense of being fulfilled.”
(帮助他人让他感到深深的满足感。)
❶ 指完成或实现了某件事,如承诺、订单或要求,使其达到预期效果。
“The company fulfilled all the customer's special requests.”
(公司满足了客户所有的特殊要求。)
“It took three months to fulfill the large order.”
(完成这个大订单花了三个月时间。)
self-fulfilled — 形容预言或期望因为人们的相信和行为而最终成真,常用于心理学或社会学语境。
“His fear of failure became a self-fulfilled prophecy.”
(他对失败的恐惧最终成为了自我应验的预言。)