predestination
n[U]1
(a) theory or belief that everything that happens has been predetermined by God and that man cannot change it 宿命论.
(b) destiny that cannot be changed; fate 命运; 造化.
2 doctrine or belief that God has decreed in advance that certain souls will be saved and others will not 得救预定论(认为上帝已预先选定某些灵魂得救, 余者受咒诅).
🗣️ 情景例句
I did make a difference in town.
我确实在镇上发挥了影响力。
Get your money's worth.
经济实惠。
A famous actor in a highly successful play was once cast in the role of an aristocrat who had been imprisoned in the Bastille for twenty years.