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destiny

destiny /ˈdɛstəni/ noun
plural destinies
destiny
/ˈdɛstəni/
noun
plural destinies
Learner's definition of DESTINY
[count] : what happens in the future : the things that someone or something will experience in the future命运;天命;天数
[noncount] : a power that is believed to control what happens in the future命运之神;主宰未来的力量
see also manifest destiny
Synonyms同义词
destiny, fate, and lot mean a future that someone or something will have.*destiny、fate和lot均指命运。
destiny and fate both suggest that the future has been decided or planned by God or by some godlike power.*destiny和fate意指由上帝或天神主宰的命运。
destiny often suggests a future that includes something great and important.*destiny常指包含重大事件的命运。
fate often suggests a future that cannot be avoided and that is usually sad or unpleasant.*fate常指不可避免的悲惨的命运。
lot suggests that someone's future has been decided by luck.*lot意指靠运气决定的命运。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6374 COCA: 5162

destiny

noun

des·​ti·​ny ˈde-stə-nē How to pronounce destiny (audio)
plural destinies
1
: something to which a person or thing is destined : fortune
wants to control his own destiny
2
: a predetermined course of events often held to be an irresistible power or agency
felt that destiny would determine their future
Choose the Right Synonym for destiny

fate, destiny, lot, portion, doom mean a predetermined state or end.

fate implies an inevitable and usually an adverse outcome.

the fate of the submarine is unknown

destiny implies something foreordained and often suggests a great or noble course or end.

the country's destiny to be a model of liberty to the world

lot and portion imply a distribution by fate or destiny, lot suggesting blind chance

it was her lot to die childless

, portion implying the apportioning of good and evil.

remorse was his daily portion

doom distinctly implies a grim or calamitous fate.

if the rebellion fails, his doom is certain

Example Sentences

They believed it was their destiny to be together. motivated by a sense of destiny
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English destinee, from Anglo-French, from feminine of destiné, past participle of destiner — see destine

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of destiny was in the 14th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6374 COCA: 5162
destiny

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + DESTINY | DESTINY + VERB | PHRASES ADJECTIVEyour own自己的宿命He wanted to take control of his own destiny.他想要掌握自己的命運。manifest明白無誤的宿命human人類的宿命true真正的宿命He came to Paris and found his true destiny as a poet.他來到巴黎,命中注定成為一個詩人。economic, political經濟/政治命運ultimate最終命運I believe that only God knows what our ultimate destinies are.我相信只有上帝知道我們的最終宿命。VERB + DESTINYface, meet面對命運;直面宿命The time was right for him to meet his destiny.他命中注定的時刻就要到了。fulfil/fulfill應驗宿命She felt that she had fulfilled her destiny.她感覺她的宿命應驗了。accept接受命運There's not much you can do but accept your destiny.除了接受命運的安排以外,你沒有太多可做的事情。avoid, escape逃脫宿命No man can escape his destiny.沒有人能逃脫自己的宿命。control掌握命運Can we control our own destiny?我們能掌握自己的命運嗎?find發現宿命She had to find her destiny on her own.她得靠自己去發現自己的宿命。alter, change改變命運It was a decision which could have changed my destiny.這是一個本來會改變我命運的決定。decide, determine, shape決定命運Something was about to happen that would shape her destiny.決定她命運的事情即將發生。DESTINY + VERBawait sb, lie命運等待某人;命運存在(於)the destiny that awaited him等待着他的命運Her destiny lay in that city.她的命運繫於那座城市。PHRASESbe in control of your own destiny, be master of your own destiny掌握/主宰自己的命運She set up her own business because she wanted to be in control of her own destiny.她建立了自己的公司,因為她要掌握自己的命運。a sense of destiny宿命感He was driven on by a strong sense of destiny.他被一種強烈的宿命感所驅使。

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