destiny

noun

/ˈdestəni/

(plural destinies)

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[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 Examples
- He 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 Dictionary
adjective
- your own
- manifest
- human
- …
verb + destiny
- face
- meet
- fulfil/fulfill
- …
destiny + verb
- await somebody
- lie
phrases
- be in control of your own destiny
- be master of your own destiny
- a sense of destiny
- …
See full entry
[uncountable] the power believed to control events主宰事物的力量；命运之神 synonym fate
- 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 luck
luck
- chance
- coincidence
- accident
- fate
- destiny
These are all words for things that happen or the force that causes them to happen.
- 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？Fate can be kind, but this is an unexpected gift; just as often, fate is cruel and makes people feel helpless. Destiny is more likely to give people a sense of power: people who have a strong sense of destiny usually believe that they are meant to be great or do great things.Patterns
- by …luck/chance/coincidence/accident
- It’s no coincidence/accident that…
- pure/sheer luck/chance/coincidence/accident
- to believe in luck/coincidences/fate/destiny
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Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- your own
- manifest
- human
- …
verb + destiny
- face
- meet
- fulfil/fulfill
- …
destiny + verb
- await somebody
- lie
phrases
- be in control of your own destiny
- be master of your own destiny
- a sense of destiny
- …
See full entry

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French destinee, from Latin destinata, feminine past participle of destinare ‘make firm, establish’.

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