天命 meaning in English
god's will; the mandate of heaven; destiny; fate
◇天命论 the idea of god's will
Examples
- We humans are merely the instruments of fate .
我们人类只不过是天命的工具。 - "we've become destiny, eh?" hearn said .
“这么说我们已是天命所归咯？”候恩说。 - It was fated .
这是天命。 - The condition imposed by the fates had been met, and the decree was irrevocable .
命运女神提出的条件有人承认了，这笔天命交易也就拍板定案。 - Freud ' s doctrines and confucian viewpoints of destiny
弗洛依德学说与儒学天命观