fate [feit]

n.

命運, 宿命

毀滅; 災難, 死亡

結局

[the (three)Fates]【希、羅神】命運女神

天數

【常用短語】

fate指“宿命”, 具有神話或迷信色彩, 使人有畏懼和無可奈何之感, 如:

They ascribed their disaster to an unkind fate.

他們把他們的災難歸于命不好。

destiny 除含有“命運注定”之意外, 還暗示“充滿美好希望”, 如:

It was her destiny to become famous.

她命里注定出名。

doom 指“最終的、常常是毀滅性或災難性的命運”, 如:

The Battle of Stalingrad sealed Hitler's doom.

斯大林格勒戰役決定了希特勒的滅亡。

【習慣用語】

abandon sb. to his fate 聽任某人由命運擺布 as sure as fate 千真萬確地

decide one's fate 決定某人的命運 fix one's fate 決定某人的命運

seal one's fate 決定某人的命運 go to one's fate 自趨滅亡

have sb.'s fate in one's hand 掌握著某人的命運

meet one's fate 死; 送死; 遇到命里注定要成為自己妻子的女人

No flying from the fate. [諺]劫數難逃。 one's fate is sealed 某人的命運已經決定了

please the fates 如果情況許可; 若是一切順利 share the same fate 遭受同樣的命運

take one's fate into one's own hand 掌握自己的命運 tempt (one's) fate 碰運氣; 蔑視命運; 冒險

【詞性變化】word-activity

vt.

注定, 送命

Aren't you tempting fate?

你這不是在玩命嗎？

【背句子記單詞】

Everyone is the architect of his own fate.
每個人都是自己命運的創造者。
For man is man and master of his fate ？
難道命運不是掌握在自己的手里的嗎？