preordained /ˌpriːjoɚˈdeɪnd/ adjective /ˌpriːjoɚˈdeɪnd/
adjective
Learner's definition of PREORDAINED
formal
: decided in advance and certain to happen预先决定的;注定的 -
a preordained conclusion注定的结局
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Although such an outcome is likely, it is by no means preordained. [=it is not certain]尽管这种结果是有可能的,但绝不是必然的。