A power or principle thought to predetermine events

• The inevitable outcome or destiny of a person or thing
• Often implies doom, ruin, or unavoidable misfortune

被认为预定事件发展的力量或原则

• 人或事物不可避免的结果或命运
• 常带有厄运、毁灭等负面含义

Fate personified as a controlling force

• Often the Fates, the deities who allot destiny

拟人化的命运之力

• 常指命运女神，主宰人之命运

The ultimate behavior and disposition of a chemical in the environment

• Includes transport, transformation, and final sinks

化学物质在环境中的最终行为与归宿

• 包括迁移、转化及最终汇

The mature identity and role a cell or tissue will adopt

• The developmental outcome predetermined by lineage and signals

细胞或组织将形成的成熟身份与功能

• 由谱系和信号所决定的发育结果

To determine or fix the outcome in advance

• To doom or destine

预先决定结果

• 注定或判定其结局