[N-COUNT 可数名词]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.
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We are masters of our own destiny...
我们是自己命运的主宰者。
It is my destiny one day to be king.
我命中注定有一天要成为国王。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]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.
Is it destiny that brings people together, or is it accident?
人们的相遇是天意还是偶然?
Oxford
des·tiny/ˈdestəni; NAmEˈdestəni/noun(pluraldes·tinies)1[countable ]what happens to sb or what will happen to them in the future, especially things that they cannot change or avoid 命运;天命;天数◆the destinies of nations国家的命运◆He wants to be in control of his own destiny.他想要掌握自己的命运。2[uncountable ]the power believed to control events 主宰事物的力量;命运之神SYN
fate
◆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,称之为上帝也罢,天意也罢,还是命运也罢。☞synonyms at
1[countable usually singular] the things that will happen to someone in the future, especially those that cannot be changed or controlledSYN fatesomebody’s destiny Nancy wondered whether it was her destiny to live in England and marry Melvyn.► see thesaurus at
future
2[uncountable] the power that some people believe decides what will happen to them in the future: She always had a strong sense of destiny.
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