🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

注定的

Pronunciation / Transliteration: zhùdìng de

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Doomed/duːmd/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #3400 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这个计划注定要失败。"

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Likely to have an unfortunate and inescapable outcome; condemned to destruction, failure, or death.

    "The expedition was doomed from the start due to inadequate preparation and severe weather."
  2. 2

    Destined or determined to undergo a specific, usually adverse, fate.

    "He felt like a doomed man walking into the boardroom to face the angry investors."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old English noun 'dōm' (judgment, decree) and verb 'dēman' (to judge), evolving through Middle English to denote a final and inescapable negative judgment or fate. By the 19th century, the term generalized from formal legal sentencing to describe any inevitable misfortune or destruction.

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