des.ti.ny
n.(名词)
【复数】 des.ti.nies
The inevitable or necessary fate to which a particular person or thing is destined; one`s lot.See Synonyms at fate
命运:一个特定的人或事注定的不可避免的运气;命运参见 fate
A predetermined course of events considered as something beyond human power or control:
注定:一个事件预先决定的,超越了人的能力和控制的过程:
例句:
.Marriage and hanging go by destiny.(Robert Burton)
.婚姻与死亡都是命中注定的.(罗伯特·伯顿)
The power or agency thought to predetermine events; fate:
命运:被认为能预先决定事件的力量或因素;命运:
例句:
Destiny brought them together.
命运使他们联在一起
来源:
Middle English destine
中古英语 destine
from Old French destinee [from feminine past participle of] destiner [to destine] * see destine
源自 古法语 destinee [] 源自destiner的阴性过去分词 [命中注定] *参见 destine