| 释义 |
des·ti·na·tion
\ˌdestəˈnāshən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin destination-, destinatio goal, from Latin, act of establishing, determination, purpose, from destinatus + -ion-, -io -ion
1.
a. : the act of appointing, setting aside to a purpose, or predetermining
< the clubs discuss the probable destination of offices with that air of secret knowledge — H.J.Laski >
b. archaic : the fact of being designated
2. : purpose for which something is destined : predetermined end, object, or use
< to find the mainstream of one's period and its source of flow, dominant direction, and presumable destination — Louis Kronenberger >
3. : a place which is set for the end of a journey or to which something is sent : place or point aimed at
< when buying your plane tickets always buy through to your farthest destination — Richard Joseph >
4. Scots law
a. : the nomination of successors to movable or heritable property in a certain order made by the will of a decedent
b. : the series of heirs so succeeding
5. : the purpose to which property or money is intended to be applied
6. : one that receives in a form recognizably like its original form a message transmitted through any medium and by any set of signals |