foreordained
v. <正>预先注定( foreordain的过去式和过去分词 )
1. established or prearranged unalterably;
God has foreordained that he die young.
上帝预定他早死.
In the light of Nixon's firm convictions, the outcome of this dispute was foreordained.
鉴于尼克松坚定的看法, 这场争论的结果是在预料之中的.
It was foreordained that the company would suffer a spectacular collapse.
这个公司注定要彻底垮台.
His place in history was foreordained.
他在历史上的地位是前世已经注定的.