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predestined

UK //ˌpriːˈdestɪnd//US //ˌpriːˈdestɪnd//

词源

源自拉丁语 'praedestinare'(预先决定),由 'prae-'(在前)和 'destinare'(确定、安排)组成。14世纪通过古法语进入英语。

adjective

❶ 指某事或某人命中注定会发生或成为某种状态,强调命运或神的旨意已预先决定。常用于宗教或哲学语境。

“They believed their meeting was predestined by fate.”

(他们认为彼此的相遇是命运早已注定的。)

“She felt predestined to become a musician from childhood.”

(她从小就觉得注定要成为一名音乐家。)

同义词:fated, foreordained, preordained

常见短语

predestined to — 表示某人或某事注定会达成某种结果或状态,常用于表达强烈的宿命感。

“He was predestined to greatness from the moment he was born.”

(从他出生的那一刻起,他就注定要成就伟业。)