predestine

英 [priː'destɪn] 美
  • vt. 注定

GRE

英英释义


1. decree or determine beforehand
2. foreordain by divine will or decree
3. foreordain or determine beforehand

中文词源


predestine 命中注定的

pre-,在前,destine,注定,预定,词源同destiny.

双语例句


1. You are a very kind person, but we have no predestine relationship.
你是个很好的人, 但是我们没有缘份.

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英文词源


predestine (v.)
late 14c., "to foreordain," from Old French prédestiner (12c.) "predestine, ordain" (of God) and directly from Latin praedestinare "determine beforehand" (see predestination). Related: Predestined; predestining; predestinate.

词态变化


第三人称单数: predestines;过去式: predestined;过去分词: predestined;现在分词: predestining;