kismet n. /ˈkɪzmɪt/

The force that some people believe controls what happens to you in the future; fate or destiny. 命运；天命；宿命（带有 “冥冥中注定” 的神秘色彩）

Etymology 词源

源自波斯语 “qismat”（意为 “命运、份额”）。

经土耳其语传入英语，19 世纪中期开始在英语中广泛使用，常带有东方文化中 “宿命论” 的隐含意味。

Collocations 固定搭配

kismet at work 宿命在起作用

kismet brings us together 命运让我们相遇

kismet smiles on (sb) 命运眷顾（某人）

it's kismet that… … 是命中注定的

Examples 例句

e.g. Finding my lost childhood friend in a foreign city? That's kismet at work.

在异国他乡找到我失散多年的童年好友？这简直是宿命的安排。

New York Times

The word kismet has appeared in 31 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Oct. 15 in "A House for One That Has Room for Many" by Tim McKeough:

过去一年里，“kismet” 一词在《纽约时报》网站的 31 篇文章中出现过，其中包括 10 月 15 日蒂姆・麦基奥撰写的《独居之所，亦可容众》一文：

When Susan K. Reed bought a house in North Haven, N.Y., in 2002, she viewed it as a fun escape from her primary home in Brooklyn.

2002 年，苏珊・K・里德在纽约州北黑文镇购置了一栋房产，当时她只是把这里当作逃离布鲁克林主宅的一处惬意休憩地。

"I had never really been to Long Island, but I came out to visit some friends and it was just so beautiful," said Ms. Reed, now 68.

“我以前压根没去过长岛，那次是来拜访几位朋友，结果一下子就被这里的美景吸引了，” 现年 68 岁的里德女士回忆道。

Situated just north of Sag Harbor and a short ferry skip south of Shelter Island, North Haven impressed her with its relaxed, beachy vibe. So it almost seemed like kismet when she noticed that the small house next door to her friends' home was on the market.

北黑文镇地处萨格港正北方，向南乘渡轮短途即可抵达谢尔特岛，小镇悠闲的海滨气息让她一见倾心。也正因如此，当她发现朋友家隔壁那栋小房子正在出售时，这事儿简直像是冥冥中的安排。