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词汇 kismet
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Definition of kismet in English:

kismet

noun ˈkɪzmɛt
mass noun
  • Destiny; fate.

    天命;命运

    what chance did I stand against kismet?

    我对抗命运会有什么样的成功机会?

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Call it kismet, fate, whatever, but things happen for a reason.
    • Time was running out once again, and his family's kismet rested on him.
    • Aye, but here's the rub: minorities are the ephemeral whim of kismet.
    • And the house flagrantly flaunts fortune cookies that contain ‘aphorisms’ instead of portents of kismet and fame (I urge you all to bitterly complain).
    • Synchronicity was young, still in the process of setting up, it was probably kismet that his wife wasn't one of the subjects who'd been completely tagged and bagged already.
    • It is your kismet that you will die at my hands.
    • And so Basrans toil in the blazing heat of the Arabian Gulf, waiting for fate, kismet, providence, grace - or perhaps the more earthly mechanism of globalization - to inspire them to reclaim their former greatness.
    • The Hindu and Buddhist idea of karma and the Muslim idea of kismet, or fate condemn the poor and the disabled to their suffering… It's the will of Allah.
    • A bewildered self would be enthralled in its merciless depths of shadows and kismet.
    • No one and nothing was supposed to interfere with the path kismet laid upon a human being.
    • I'd like to tell you that kismet brought two people together, got them to talking and sparked a wild, Mexican tryst.
    • I asked Lynne if it was kismet that has made her online business a success or just plain old hard work.
    • Fate is the thing responsible for bringing two ever-searching lovers together, yet it is also at the hands of this same kismet that they find themselves ripped apart.
    • There's something about the way we came together that still feels like it had an element of kismet or fate in it, something that just had to happen, and it happened good.
    • Yet, with this effort falling flat, somehow I feel like life has settled into a loose conjunction with all things kismet, karma, and generally astrologically-aligned.
    • His time spent at some of the better Boston area restaurants under the tutelage of some well-respected chef-icons would also prove to be nothing short of kismet.
    • Without a college degree, this son of a single parent built a real estate empire with tremendous fortitude, business and political savvy, and a healthy dose of kismet.
    • By the time we reach the Snow Queen episode near the end of the film, the retelling of the famous fable so accurately mirrors what is happening between the characters that it seems like Hollywood crafted kismet.
    • Luck isn't due to kismet, karma, or coincidence, he says.
    • It was kismet that his paintings work so well with my colors, and his theme - a reverence for nature - works for me.
    Synonyms
    fate, destiny, fortune, providence, the stars, God's will, what is written in the stars, one's doom, one's portion, one's lot, one's lot in life, karma, predestination, preordination, predetermination, what is to come, the writing on the wall
    luck, chance
    archaic one's dole
    rare predestiny

Origin

Early 19th century: from Turkish, from Arabic qisma 'division, portion, lot', from qasama 'to divide'.

Definition of kismet in US English:

kismet

noun
  • Destiny; fate.

    天命;命运

    what chance did I stand against kismet?

    我对抗命运会有什么样的成功机会?

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Without a college degree, this son of a single parent built a real estate empire with tremendous fortitude, business and political savvy, and a healthy dose of kismet.
    • There's something about the way we came together that still feels like it had an element of kismet or fate in it, something that just had to happen, and it happened good.
    • A bewildered self would be enthralled in its merciless depths of shadows and kismet.
    • Yet, with this effort falling flat, somehow I feel like life has settled into a loose conjunction with all things kismet, karma, and generally astrologically-aligned.
    • It was kismet that his paintings work so well with my colors, and his theme - a reverence for nature - works for me.
    • I asked Lynne if it was kismet that has made her online business a success or just plain old hard work.
    • The Hindu and Buddhist idea of karma and the Muslim idea of kismet, or fate condemn the poor and the disabled to their suffering… It's the will of Allah.
    • Synchronicity was young, still in the process of setting up, it was probably kismet that his wife wasn't one of the subjects who'd been completely tagged and bagged already.
    • Aye, but here's the rub: minorities are the ephemeral whim of kismet.
    • No one and nothing was supposed to interfere with the path kismet laid upon a human being.
    • Luck isn't due to kismet, karma, or coincidence, he says.
    • By the time we reach the Snow Queen episode near the end of the film, the retelling of the famous fable so accurately mirrors what is happening between the characters that it seems like Hollywood crafted kismet.
    • And the house flagrantly flaunts fortune cookies that contain ‘aphorisms’ instead of portents of kismet and fame (I urge you all to bitterly complain).
    • And so Basrans toil in the blazing heat of the Arabian Gulf, waiting for fate, kismet, providence, grace - or perhaps the more earthly mechanism of globalization - to inspire them to reclaim their former greatness.
    • Time was running out once again, and his family's kismet rested on him.
    • His time spent at some of the better Boston area restaurants under the tutelage of some well-respected chef-icons would also prove to be nothing short of kismet.
    • I'd like to tell you that kismet brought two people together, got them to talking and sparked a wild, Mexican tryst.
    • Call it kismet, fate, whatever, but things happen for a reason.
    • Fate is the thing responsible for bringing two ever-searching lovers together, yet it is also at the hands of this same kismet that they find themselves ripped apart.
    • It is your kismet that you will die at my hands.
    Synonyms
    fate, destiny, fortune, providence, the stars, god's will, what is written in the stars, one's doom, one's portion, one's lot, one's lot in life, karma, predestination, preordination, predetermination, what is to come, the writing on the wall

Origin

Early 19th century: from Turkish, from Arabic qisma ‘division, portion, lot’, from qasama ‘to divide’.

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