manifest destiny

noun

/ˌmænɪfest ˈdestəni/

[uncountable]

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a phrase much used in 19th-century America to mean the right of the US to own and occupy land across the continent to the Pacific Ocean. It was first used in 1845 by John L O'Sullivan, editor of the United States Magazine and Democratic Review. He wrote that the US should 'overspread the continent allotted by Providence for the free development of our yearly multiplying millions'. The idea of manifest destiny involved taking a lot of land belonging to Native Americans, especially in Oregon, and taking California and Texas from Mexico, which led to the Mexican War.明显的命运：在19世纪的美国经常使用的一句话，表示美国拥有和占有整个非洲大陆至太平洋的土地的权利。它于1845年由《美国杂志》和《民主评论》编辑John L O'Sullivan首次使用。他写道，美国应该“扩大普罗维登斯（Providence）分配给我们每年成千上万的自由发展的大陆”。明显命运的想法涉及占领许多美洲原住民的土地，特别是在俄勒冈州，并从墨西哥夺取加利福尼亚和德克萨斯，这导致了墨西哥战争。