predetermination
[,pridɪ,tɝmə'neʃən]
- n. 预先决定；原有意图
英英释义
- 1. (theology) being determined in advance; especially the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the final salvation of mankind)
- 2. the act of determining or ordaining in advance what is to take place
双语例句
- 1. He entered the argument with a predetermination to prove me wrong.
- 他加入争论的打算就是要证明我是错的.
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英文词源
- predetermination (n.)
- 1630s; see predetermine + -ation.