fate
/feɪt/ (bre, ipa) · /feɪt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈfāt/ (ame, mw)
fate — 名詞
- fatesingular
- fatesplural
1. the ultimate result of events for a person or thing, usually a negative one such
下場；結局
人或事物最終的結果，常指不好的
the ultimate result of events for a person or thing, usually a negative one such as defeat, death, or destruction
The fate of the missing hikers remained unknown for three days.
失蹤登山客的下場在三天內都無人知曉。
collocation: fate of [people]
Maja's proposal suffered the same fate as earlier plans — complete rejection.
Maja 的提案遭受了與先前計劃同樣的結局——完全被拒絕。
The old theatre met a sad fate when it was turned into a parking lot.
那間老劇院遭遇了悲慘的下場，被改建成停車場。
Felipe's early departure sealed the fate of the whole project.
Felipe 提早離開，決定了整個計劃的命運。
A vote by the committee will decide the fate of the new law.
委員會的一場投票將決定這條新法律的命運。
- choice
fate is something that happens to you; a choice is something you actively decide
文法句型
[possessive] fate
the fate of [someone/something]
用法筆記
Commonly used with possessive determiners (his fate, her fate) or the 'of' structure (the fate of the prisoners). This sense often describes a negative or decisive outcome. For the abstract controlling power, see sense 2.
常見錯誤
2. an invisible force that determines what happens in a person's life, which accord
命運；天意
控制一切事件發生的力量
an invisible force that determines what happens in a person's life, which according to many believers cannot be changed or escaped
Padma believed that fate had brought her and Bao together at the conference.
Padma 相信命運讓她和 Bao 在會議上相遇。
fate as a personified force that causes events
By a cruel twist of fate, Jin lost his job on the very day he bought a house.
殘酷的命運捉弄下，Jin 在買房當天失去了工作。
collocation: twist of fate
Beatrix felt that fate was trying to teach her an important lesson.
Beatrix 覺得命運正在給她上一堂重要的課。
Whether the rescue team arrives in time is now in the hands of fate.
救援隊能否及時趕到，現在全看命運的安排。
- destiny
more poetic and often positive in tone; fate can be neutral or negative
- providence
religious term for divine guidance or care; implies a benevolent plan
- karma
Buddhist and Hindu concept of moral cause-and-effect across lives
- free will
the belief that people make their own choices rather than being controlled by fate
用法筆記
Unlike sense 1, this sense does not refer to a specific outcome but to the supposed force that controls all outcomes. Common in fixed expressions: 'by a twist of fate', 'fate had other plans', 'fate decided that...'. When capitalized (Fate), it reads as a personified figure in literature.
常見錯誤
fate — 動詞
- fatepresent simple I / you / we / they
- fates3rd person singular
- fating-ing form
- fatedpast simple
1. to be certain to happen to someone or to be decided in advance by fate — used on
註定
命中註定必須經歷
to be certain to happen to someone or to be decided in advance by fate — used only in the passive form to say that something unavoidable will take place
The two old friends were fated to meet again after forty years.
那兩位老朋友註定在四十年後再度相遇。
passive: be fated to + infinitive
Zayd seemed fated to spend his whole life working in the same factory.
Zayd 似乎註定一輩子都在同一間工廠工作。
The ancient prophecy warned that the kingdom was fated to fall before winter.
古老的預言警告說這個王國註定會在冬季來臨前滅亡。
Lauren felt that she was fated to become a doctor from the day she first helped in a clinic.
Lauren 覺得自己從第一次在診所幫忙那天起，就註定要成為醫生。
- destined
more common and less formal; used in both active-looking and passive patterns
- doomed
strongly negative; suggests unavoidable failure or destruction
- predestined
stronger religious or theological implication; suggests a divine plan
文法句型
be fated + to-infinitive
用法筆記
Almost always used in the passive voice. The active form ('something fates someone') is extremely rare in modern English and sounds archaic. Never write 'He fated it' — always write 'It was fated (to happen)'.