destiny, fate, lot, doom, luck, fortune
这些名词均有“命运”或“运气”之意。
destiny : 普通用词,侧重预先注定的命运,对未来命运的美好憧憬。
Nobody knows his own destiny.(没有人知道自己的命运。)
fate : 较庄严用词,多指不幸的命运,暗示不可避免,令人畏惧和人的意志无法改变,宿命论色彩较浓。
I don't believe in fate.(我不相信命运。)
lot : 多指偶然的运气或终身遭受的不幸命运。
Her lot has been a hard one.(她命苦。)
doom : 指最终的,常常是灾难性或毁灭性的命运,隐含不可避免的意味。
The report on our economic situation is full of doom and gloom.(这份关于我们经济状况的报告充满了令人绝望和沮丧的调子。)
luck : 普通日常用词,指好的或坏的运气,尤多指好运气,有时也指成功或愉快的结局。
I'll try my luck.(我要碰碰运气。)
fortune : 普通用词,指由机会或运气来决定的一种命运,如暗示一种比fate好的运气或一种愉快的未来。
By a stroke of fortune, he won the competition.(他靠运气在竞赛中获胜了。)
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