fateful

IPA/ˈfeɪtfl/
KK[fˈetfəl]IPA/ˈfeɪtfl/

fateful — 形容詞

  • fatefulpositive
  • more fatefulcomparative
  • most fatefulsuperlative

1. marking a point in time when an event or choice produces a major change in the c

1.形容詞B2
釋義

決定性的

對未來產生重大影響的

marking a point in time when an event or choice produces a major change in the course of things, usually leading to a negative result.

例句

The colonel's fateful order to advance into the valley changed the course of the war.

上校下令部隊進入山谷的那個決定性命令，改變了整場戰爭的走向。

fateful + noun (order/decision)

Noa still remembers the fateful morning when the earthquake destroyed her village.

Noa 仍然記得那個決定性的早晨，地震摧毀了她的村莊。

常見搭配
  • fateful day
  • fateful night
  • fateful decision
  • fateful moment
  • fateful meeting
  • fateful choice
同義詞
  • decisive

    focuses on the power to settle an issue; less emotional than fateful

  • momentous

    emphasises great importance without the negative outcome implied by fateful

  • critical

    highlights urgency and danger; broader in use than fateful

  • pivotal

    suggests a central role in how events develop; neutral in tone

反義詞

文法句型

fateful + noun

be + fateful

用法筆記

Often used before nouns like day, night, moment, decision, meeting, or choice to signal that the event had major consequences.

常見錯誤

The weather forecast was fateful for our picnic.
The weather forecast was important for our picnic.
'fateful' is too strong for everyday situations; use it only for events with truly major consequences.
She made a fateful cake for the party.
She made a terrible cake for the party.
'fateful' does not mean 'very bad'; it means 'marking a decisive turning point.'

2. carries a sense that something dangerous or unpleasant is about to happen, like

2.形容詞C1
釋義

不祥的

暗示壞事即將發生的

carries a sense that something dangerous or unpleasant is about to happen, like a warning sign or an uneasy feeling.

例句

A fateful silence fell over the room when the manager entered with a grim face.

經理表情嚴肅地走進來時，房間裡陷入了一片不祥的沉默。

fateful + noun describing atmosphere

Those fateful words — 'we need to talk about your future here' — made Layla's hands tremble.

那句不祥的話——「我們需要談談你在這裡的未來」——讓 Layla 的雙手開始發抖。

常見搭配
  • fateful silence
  • fateful words
  • fateful warning
  • fateful look
  • fateful sign
同義詞
  • ominous

    more direct and common; fateful adds a sense of destiny

  • sinister

    suggests active evil intent rather than prophetic warning

  • portentous

    formal and literary; similar prophetic quality

反義詞

文法句型

fateful + noun

be + fateful

用法筆記

Commonly pairs with nouns that describe communication or atmosphere: words, silence, warning, look, sign, omen.

常見錯誤

I had a fateful feeling about the exam.
I had a bad feeling about the exam.
'fateful' implies a serious, almost prophetic warning, not everyday nervousness.

3. happening according to a plan set by destiny or a higher power, rather than by l

3.形容詞C1
釋義

命中注定的

由命運預先決定的

happening according to a plan set by destiny or a higher power, rather than by luck or chance.

例句

Nikhil felt their meeting on the overnight train to Mumbai was fateful.

Nikhil 覺得他們在開往孟買的夜班火車上相遇是命中注定的。

predicative: be + fateful

Beatrix saw the faded photo as a fateful clue that her journey was planned before birth.

Beatrix 認為那張褪色的照片是一個命中注定的線索，她的旅程在出生前就被安排好了。

常見搭配
  • fateful encounter
  • fateful meeting
  • fateful event
  • fateful moment
同義詞
  • predestined

    more explicitly religious or theological in tone

  • preordained

    formal, often used in philosophical contexts

  • ineluctable

    very formal; stresses that something cannot be escaped

反義詞
  • random

    happening by chance, without plan or purpose

  • accidental

    occurring without deliberate design

文法句型

fateful + noun

be + fateful

用法筆記

This sense is less common in everyday speech and appears more often in literature, mythology, and discussions of destiny.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

常用片語

  • fateful day
  • fateful moment
  • fateful decision
  • fateful night