predestined

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He thought that whatever happened was predestined.
他認(rèn)為一切都是命中注定的。
《新英漢大辭典》
If we use a closed timelike curve to observe something about our future actions, those actions become predestined.
如果我們用一個(gè)封閉的時(shí)間型曲線來(lái)觀察未來(lái)的行為，那么這些行為就成了預(yù)先注定的。
Among humans, there is a persistent belief that everything is predestined by some divine plan; behind this belief is the notion of a dominant, omniscient God. This notion is false.
人類有一種固執(zhí)的信念：即一切都被某個(gè)神圣計(jì)劃所注定，背后有一位支配萬(wàn)物的、無(wú)所不能的上帝。
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Or if predestined to die late, Make up your mind to die in state.
或者如果注定要晚點(diǎn)離開(kāi)世界，那么下定決心離開(kāi)地莊嚴(yán)一點(diǎn)。
耶魯公開(kāi)課 - 現(xiàn)代詩(shī)歌課程節(jié)選

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If you say that something was predestined, you mean that it could not have been prevented or changed because it had already been decided by a power such as God or fate.