Destine

['destɪn] or ['dɛstɪn]

解釋/意思:

(verb.) decree or designate beforehand; 'She was destined to become a great pianist'.

伯特伦編輯--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(v. t.) To determine the future condition or application of; to set apart by design for a future use or purpose; to fix, as by destiny or by an authoritative decree; to doom; to ordain or preordain; to appoint; -- often with the remoter object preceded by to or for.

迪克整理

同義詞及近義詞：

v. a. [1]. Appoint, ordain, allot, devote, consecrate.[2]. Doom, decree.

校對:玛吉

同義詞及反義詞：

SYN:Purpose, intend, design, doom, ordain, devote

ANT:alienate?, divorce, misapply, divert

整理:洛厄尔

解釋/意思:

v.t. to ordain or appoint to a certain use or state: to fix: to doom—also Des′tinate (obs.).—ns. Destinā′tion the purpose or end to which anything is destined or appointed: end: purpose: design: fate: place to which one is going; Des′tiny the purpose or end to which any person or thing is destined or appointed: unavoidable fate: necessity.

編輯:弗吉尼亚