kismet

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kismet

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++kis·met /ˈkɪzmet, ˈkɪs-/ noun [uncountable] literaryFUTURE the things that will happen to you in your life 命运，天命 SYN fateOrigin kismet (1800-1900) Turkish Arabic qismah “share you receive by luck”

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kismet
kis‧met /ˈkɪzmet, ˈkɪs-/

noun [uncountable]

Date: 1800-1900
Language: Turkish
Origin: Arabic qismah 'share you receive by luck'

literary the things that will happen to you in your life
SYN fate

kis·met

BrE

/ˈkɪzmet/

NAmE

/ˈkɪzmet/

noun

[uncountable]

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literary

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the idea that everything that happens to you in your life is already decided and that you cannot do anything to change or control it 命运；天命

SYN

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