destiny
/ˈdestɪnɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)
1- the events that will necessarily happen to a particular person or thing in the future不可避免要发生的事, 注定了要发生的事:
she was unable to control her own destiny.
她无法控制自己的命运。
1.1
- mass noun the hidden power believed to control what will happen in the future; fate命运, 天数:
he believes in destiny.
他信命。
词源
Middle English: from Old French destinee, from Latin destinata, feminine past participle of destinare 'make firm, establish'.