- [countable]
what happens to somebody or what will happen to them in the future, especially things that they cannot change or avoid 命运；天命；天数 The destinies of five nations were decided at the peace conference. 五个国家的命运在和平会议上决定了。 He wants to be in control of his own destiny. 他想要掌握自己的命运。 The contemporary hero is one who stands out against the crowd to fulfil a personal destiny. 当代英雄是一个在人群中脱颖而出完成个人命运的人。
Extra ExamplesHe came to Paris and found his true destiny as a poet. 他来到巴黎，命中注定成为一个诗人。 Her destiny lay in that city. 她的命运系于那座城市。 It was a decision which could have changed my destiny. 这是一个本来会改变我命运的决定。 No man can escape his destiny. 没有人能逃脱自己的宿命。 She felt that she had fulfilled her destiny. 她感觉她的宿命应验了。 She had to find her destiny on her own. 她得靠自己去发现自己的宿命。 She set up her own business because she wanted to be in control of her own destiny. 她开办了自己的公司，因为她想要掌握自己的命运。 She was convinced that sooner or later she would fulfil her destiny. 她确信早晚她的宿命都会应验。 Something was about to happen that would shape her destiny. 决定她命运的事情即将发生。 The time was right for him to meet his destiny. 他命中注定的时刻就要到了。 There's not much you can do but accept your destiny. 除了接受命运的安排以外，你没有太多可做的事情。 the destiny that awaited him 等待着他的命运
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- your own
- manifest
- human
- …
- face
- meet
- fulfil/fulfill
- …
- await somebody
- lie
- be in control of your own destiny
- be master of your own destiny
- a sense of destiny
- …
- [uncountable]
the power believed to control events 主宰事物的力量；命运之神 I believe there's some force guiding us—call it God, destiny or fate. 我总认为有某种力量在指引着我们，称之为上帝也罢，天意也罢，还是命运也罢。 He was driven on by a strong sense of destiny. 他被一种强烈的宿命感所驱使。
Synonyms luckluckTopics Religion and festivalsc2- chance
- coincidence
- accident
- fate
- destiny
- luck the force that causes good or bad things to happen to people:
This ring has always brought me good luck. 这戒指总是给我带来好运。
- chance the way that some things happen without any cause that you can see or understand:
The results could simply be due to chance. 这结果可能纯属意外。
- coincidence the fact of two things happening at the same time by chance, in a surprising way:
They met through a series of strange coincidences. 他们因一连串奇妙的巧合而相遇。
- accident something that happens unexpectedly and is not planned in advance:
Their early arrival was just an accident. 他们早到仅仅是偶然而已。
- fate the power that is believed to control everything that happens and that cannot be stopped or changed:
Fate decreed that she would never reach America. 命中注定她永远到不了美国。
- destiny the power that is believed to control events:
I believe there’s some force guiding us—call it God, destiny or fate. 我认为有某种力量在指引着我们，称之为上帝也罢，天意也罢，或是命运也罢。
fate or destiny? 用 fate 还是 destiny？ - by …luck/chance/coincidence/accident
- It’s no coincidence/accident that…
- pure/sheer luck/chance/coincidence/accident
- to believe in luck/coincidences/fate/destiny
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- your own
- manifest
- human
- …
- face
- meet
- fulfil/fulfill
- …
- await somebody
- lie
- be in control of your own destiny
- be master of your own destiny
- a sense of destiny
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French destinee, from Latin destinata, feminine past participle of destinare ‘make firm, establish’.