destiny

英 [ˈdestəni] 美 [ˈdestəni]

n.  命运; 天命; 天数; 主宰事物的力量; 命运之神

复数:destinies

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSTEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.6374 / COCA.5162



牛津词典

noun

  1. 命运;天命;天数
    what happens to sb or what will happen to them in the future, especially things that they cannot change or avoid
    1. the destinies of nations
      国家的命运
    2. He wants to be in control of his own destiny.
      他想要掌握自己的命运。
  2. 主宰事物的力量;命运之神
    the power believed to control events
    1. 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——叫它上帝也罢,天意也罢,还是命运也罢。

柯林斯词典

  1. N-COUNT 命运
    A person's destiny is everything that happens to them during their life, including what will happen in the future, especially when it is considered to be controlled by someone or something else.
    1. We are masters of our own destiny...
      我们是自己命运的主宰者。
    2. It is my destiny one day to be king.
      我命中注定有一天要成为国王。
  2. N-UNCOUNT 天命;神意;命运之神
    Destiny is the force which some people believe controls the things that happen to you in your life.
    1. Is it destiny that brings people together, or is it accident?
      人们的相遇是天意还是偶然?

双语例句

  1. He departed this world with a sense of having fulfilled his destiny.
    他带着一种已完成使命的满足感离开了这个世界。
  2. We are masters of our own destiny
    我们是自己命运的主宰者。
  3. It is my destiny one day to be king.
    我命中注定有一天要成为国王。
  4. Is it destiny that brings people together, or is it accident?
    人们的相遇是天意还是偶然?
  5. She had always been mistress of her own destiny.
    她总是能够掌握自己的命运。
  6. Destiny has ordained that they are who they are
    命运已经决定了他们的性格为人。
  7. The Prince's destiny was predetermined from the moment of his birth
    从出生的那一刻起,王子的命运就已经被预先决定了。
  8. A General Election will be held which will seal his destiny one way or the other
    一场决定他命运的大选即将举行。
  9. [ 谚] Marriage comes by destiny.
    姻缘命中注定。
  10. Hope is my road, victory my destiny!
    希望是我道路,胜利是我运命!
  11. She's a sentimental woman who believes marriage comes by destiny.
    她是多愁善感一类的人,她相信姻缘命中注定。
  12. You write your own destiny through the choices you make.
    所当你做下选择,你就写下了自己的命运。
  13. For it's true you are my destiny.
    那是真的,你就是我的命运。
  14. You hold in your hand my destiny.
    你的手中掌握了我的命运。
  15. My destiny is solitude, and my life is work.
    我的命运是孤独,我的人生是工作。
  16. I love you, I dare, unknown any destiny.
    我爱你,我敢去,未知的任何命运。
  17. This is our destiny.
    这是我们的命运。
  18. Now he's your destiny?
    现在他是你的命运了?
  19. I am lucky to have you, and you are my destiny.
    你成为我的幸运我的主宰。
  20. Our own destiny is determined by our own personality.
    我们的性格决定了我们的命运。
  21. It was then that I understood my destiny just like dad said I would.
    我明白了我的使命正和爸爸说的一样。
  22. Our destiny is happiness, love and peace.
    我们的命运是幸福的,爱与和平。
  23. I seek solitude, I undergo my destiny.
    我寻求孤独,我忍受着自己的命运。
  24. I feel it's my destiny to meet you in this world.
    我觉得这是我的命运,以满足您在这个世界上。
  25. At last, I can embrace my true destiny.
    终于,我能接受我真实的命运。
  26. Only you can make all this change in me, for it's true you are my destiny.
    只有你能引起我这样改变,因为说真的,你是我命运的主宰。
  27. Destiny, I was moved by what you said.
    命运,你所说的改变了我。
  28. Time and destiny has favored me.
    时间和命运还是眷顾了我。
  29. Here we have the first thought of man& his origin and his destiny entirely Divine.
    在这节经文中我们看见关于人类的第一个思想&他的源头和定命完全是神圣的。
  30. The destiny of the United States and the future of the mankind with our conviction indivisibility.
    美国的命运和人类的未来与我们的信念不可分割。

同义词辨析

  fate destiny doom lot【导航词义:命运】

  fate n. 命运

〔辨析〕多指不好的命运,带有不可避免的意味。

〔例证〕
They suffered the same fate.
他们遭遇了同样的命运。
The poor people in the area will never accept the fate of slavery.
那个地区的穷人决不会接受被奴役的命运。

  destiny n. 命运,天意

〔辨析〕指将来一定会发生在某人身上的事情,尤指无法改变或控制的事。

〔例证〕
She was told that it was her destiny to marry a rich man.
有人告诉她嫁个有钱人是她的命。
He believes that it is destiny that brings her to this city.
他相信她来到这个城市是天意。

  doom n. 厄运,劫数

〔辨析〕指不可避免的悲惨命运,如死亡、毁灭等。

〔例证〕
Thousands of residents met their doom in this flood.
数千居民在这场洪水中丧生。
A sense of doom hung over the entire country.
整个国家都笼罩在厄运降临的气氛之中。

  lot n. 命运,处境

〔辨析〕指工作、社会地位等所处的境况,尤指不太好的处境。

〔例证〕
The organization has promised to improve the lot of the poor.
该组织许诺要改善穷人的处境。
After moving here, she seemed to be satisfied with her lot.
搬到这里以后,她似乎对自己的境况挺满意。

英英释义

noun

  1. an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

      Synonym:    fate

    1. the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events (often personified as a woman)
      1. we are helpless in the face of destiny

      Synonym:    fate

    2. your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
      1. whatever my fortune may be
      2. deserved a better fate
      3. has a happy lot
      4. the luck of the Irish
      5. a victim of circumstances
      6. success that was her portion

      Synonym:    fortunefatelucklotcircumstancesportion