| 单词 | destined |
| 释义 | destined (once / 305 pages) adj Someone who's destined is fated or meant to do something. If your mom says you're destined for a life on the stage, she means that it's certain you'll be an actor one day. Being destined for something can be great luck — if, for example, you're destined to be a millionaire. It can also mean something closer to "doomed," as you might be if you're destined to a string of bad luck after breaking a mirror and seeing a black cat run past at the exact same moment. The Old French root is destinée, "purpose, intent, fate, or destiny." WORD FAMILYdestine: destination, destined, destines, destining, predestine+/destination: destinations/predestinarian: predestinarianism, predestinarians/predestinate: predestinated, predestinately, predestinates, predestinating/predestination: predestinationist, predestinations/predestine: predestinarian, predestinate, predestination, predestined, predestines, predestining/predestined: predestinedly USAGE EXAMPLESFundamentally, the two countries are destined to be at odds, because they view the world through different lenses. New York Times(Dec 31, 2016) “I think there was just destined to be some serious fallout when Don left,” longtime Washington broadcaster Bob Rondeau said. Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016) And it would just show that regardless, we were destined for this. Seattle Times(Dec 28, 2016) 1adj governed by fate an old house destined to be demolished he is destined to be famous Syn bound certain, sure certain to occur; destined or inevitable 2adj headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students' a flight destined for New York Syn bound orientated, oriented adjusted or located in relation to surroundings or circumstances; sometimes used in combination |
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