| 单词 | destiny |
| 释义 | destiny (once / 265 pages) n Destiny is what's meant to be, what's written in the stars, your inescapable fate. You might think it's your destiny to own a dog, but your sad goldfish survival rate should tell you that happy pets probably aren't in your future. A noun meaning fate, destiny is synonymous with other nouns like divine decree, fortune, and serendipity. There's no avoiding destiny — it's going to happen no matter what you do. But before you get bogged down worrying about what the distant future holds, remember what Winston Churchill said: “It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link in the chain of destiny can be handled at a time.” WORD FAMILYdestiny: destinies USAGE EXAMPLESThe Swedish activist says he was partly driven by “middle-class guilt” but also a conviction that people should be the masters of their own destinies. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) “Comrade President, the people request that you continue to lead the country’s destiny,” the signs proclaim. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) That left room for the talented freshman point guard in the home white, Destiny Slocum, to run the offense like an upperclassman. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1n the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events (often personified as a woman) we are helpless in the face of destiny Syn|Hyper fate causal agency, causal agent, cause any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results 2n your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you) Syn|Hypo|Hyper circumstances, fate, fortune, lot, luck, portion good fortune, good luck, luckiness an auspicious state resulting from favorable outcomes providencea manifestation of God's foresightful care for his creatures bad luck, ill luck, misfortune, tough luckan unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes failurelack of success prosperity, successfulnessthe condition of prospering; having good fortune blessing, boona desirable state weaknessthe condition of being financially weak adversity, hard knocks, hardshipa state of misfortune or affliction gutter, sewer, toiletmisfortune resulting in lost effort or money hard cheesebad luck bankruptcya state of complete lack of some abstract property bank failurethe inability of a bank to meet its credit obligations crop failurethe failure of crops to produce a marketable surplus dead ducksomething doomed to failure condition a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing 3n an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future Syn|Hypo|Hyper fate inevitable an unavoidable event karma(Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation kismat, kismet(Islam) the will of Allah predestinationprevious determination as if by destiny or fate day of reckoning, doom, doomsday, end of the worldan unpleasant or disastrous destiny happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent an event that happens |
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