单词 | fate |
释义 | fate ![]() n. 1. The supposed force, principle, or power that predetermines events: Fate did not favor his career. 2. a. The inevitable events predestined by this force: It was her fate to marry a lout. b. A final result or consequence; an outcome: What was the fate of your project? c. An unfavorable outcome in life; doom or death: suffered a fate worse than death; the island where the explorer met his fate. 3. Fates Greek & Roman Mythology The three goddesses, Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos, who control human destiny. Used with the. [Middle English, from Old French fat, from Latin fātum, prophecy, doom, from neuter past participle of fārī, to speak; see bhā-2 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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