predestined

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He thought that whatever happened was predestined.
他认为一切都是命中注定的。
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If we use a closed timelike curve to observe something about our future actions, those actions become predestined.
如果我们用一个封闭的时间型曲线来观察未来的行为，那么这些行为就成了预先注定的。
Among humans, there is a persistent belief that everything is predestined by some divine plan; behind this belief is the notion of a dominant, omniscient God. This notion is false.
人类有一种固执的信念：即一切都被某个神圣计划所注定，背后有一位支配万物的、无所不能的上帝。
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Or if predestined to die late, Make up your mind to die in state.
或者如果注定要晚点离开世界，那么下定决心离开地庄严一点。
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If you say that something was predestined, you mean that it could not have been prevented or changed because it had already been decided by a power such as God or fate.