kismet

IPA/ˈkɪzmet/
KK[kˈɪzmɪt]IPA/ˈkɪzmet/

kismet — 名詞

1. a power that some people believe decides everything that will happen in life, le

1.名詞C1
釋義

命運；天意

決定人生走向的超自然力量

a power that some people believe decides everything that will happen in life, leaving no room for chance or personal choice — for example, believing that meeting a future spouse was arranged by this force rather than by luck.

例句

When Rohan missed his flight and met his old friend at the airport, he called it kismet.

Rohan 錯過航班後在機場巧遇老朋友，他把這叫做命運的安排。

collocation: call it kismet

The old letter had been lost for sixty years, and its return felt like kismet to the family.

那封老信失落了六十年，如今回到家中，全家人覺得這簡直是天意。

collocation: feel like kismet

同義詞
  • fate

    more common and neutral; used in both formal and everyday speech

  • destiny

    slightly more positive; often suggests a great future or purpose

  • predestination

    strongly religious; implies a divine plan rather than an impersonal force

反義詞
  • free will

    the idea that people choose their own path rather than following a plan

  • coincidence

    a chance event with no hidden purpose behind it

文法句型

by kismet

kismet + verb

it was kismet that…

用法筆記

Frequently used with 'call it' or 'feel like' to describe surprising coincidences. The word carries a slightly literary or spiritual tone; in everyday conversation English speakers more often use 'fate' or 'destiny'.

常見錯誤

❌I believe in kismets.' (plural)
✅I believe in kismet.
💡kismet is typically uncountable and does not take a plural form.
❌Kismet made me to go there.' (infinitive)
✅Kismet made me go there.
💡after 'make' (causative), use the bare infinitive without 'to'.