fate

简明英汉词典

fate

[feit]

n.

天数, 命运, 运气

vt.

注定, 送命

美国传统词典[双解]

fate

fate

AHD:[f3t]

D.J.[feit]

K.K.[fet]

n.（名词）

(1)The supposed force, principle, or power that predetermines events.

命运：假想的影响、原则或力量，能注定事情

(2)The inevitable events predestined by this force.

命中注定的事：被这种力量预先决定了的不可避免的事件

(3)A final result or consequence; an outcome.

结局：最后的结果或结局；后果

(4)Unfavorable destiny; doom.

宿命：不好的命运；命运

(5)Fates Greek Mythology Roman Mythology The three goddesses, Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos, who control human destiny. Used with the.

Fates 【希腊神话】 【罗马神话】 命运三女神：克劳丝、莱凯西丝和阿特波斯三位掌握人类命运的女神。与the 连用

语源

(1)Middle English

中古英语

(2)from Old French fat

源自 古法语 fat

(3)from Latin f3m [prophecy, doom] [neuter past participle of] f3ro [to speak] * see bh3- 2

源自 拉丁语 f3m [预言，注定] [] f3ro的中性过去分词 [说] *参见 bh3- 2

参考词汇

(1)fate， destiny， kismet， lot， portion

(2)The central meaning shared by these nouns is “something that is inevitably destined to happen to a person”:

这些名词共有的意思是“将在一个人身上发生的不可避免的事”：

deserved a worse fate;

得了一个坏命运；

complained about their miserable destiny;

抱怨他们悲惨的命运；

a meeting foreordained by kismet;

老天注定的一次相会；

has a happy lot;

有一个幸福的命；

success that was her portion.

成功是她的命运

现代英汉词典

fate

[feIt]

n.

(1)命运；宿命

When they met again after ten years, they left that fate brought them together.

当他们10年后又见面时，他们让命运使他们到了一块儿。

"He expected to spend his life in Germany, but fate had decided otherwise."

"他希望到德国生活,而命运却偏偏另有安排。"

(2)灾祸；灭亡；死亡

现代英汉综合大辞典

fate

[feit]

n.

(1)命运, 宿命

(2)毁灭; 灾难, 死亡

(3)结局

(4)[the (three)Fates]【希、罗神】命运女神

(5)天数

词性变化

fate

[feit]

vt.

[常用被动语态]命定, 注定

It was fated that we should fail.

我们注定要失败。

习惯用语

abandon sb. to his fate

听任某人由命运摆布

as sure as fate

千真万确地

decide one's fate

决定某人的命运

fix one's fate

决定某人的命运

seal one's fate

决定某人的命运

go to one's fate

自趋灭亡

have sb.'s fate in one's hand

掌握着某人的命运

meet one's fate

死; 送死; 遇到命里注定要成为自己妻子的女人

No flying from the fate.

[谚]劫数难逃。

one's fate is sealed

某人的命运已经决定了

please the fates

如果情况许可; 若是一切顺利

share the same fate

遭受同样的命运

take one's fate into one's own hand

掌握自己的命运

tempt (one's) fate

碰运气; 蔑视命运; 冒险

参考词汇

fate destiny doom

都含“命运”的意思。

(1)fate指“宿命”, 具有神话或迷信色彩, 使人有畏惧和无可奈何之感, 如:

They ascribed their disaster to an unkind fate.

他们把他们的灾难归于命不好。

(2)destiny 除含有“命运注定”之意外, 还暗示“充满美好希望”, 如:

It was her destiny to become famous.

她命里注定出名。

(3)doom 指“最终的、常常是毁灭性或灾难性的命运”, 如:

The Battle of Stalingrad sealed Hitler's doom.

斯大林格勒战役决定了希特勒的灭亡。

用法词典

fate

源自拉丁语fatum神说的话