名词 (n.) 命运;天命;天数。指不可避免的命运或注定的事情,常带有一种宿命论的意味。
/ˈkɪzmɛt/ 或 /ˈkɪsmɪt/
It was kismet that brought them together that rainy evening.
是命运让他们在那个雨夜相遇。
She didn't believe in careful planning — she trusted in kismet, convinced that the universe would guide her to exactly where she needed to be.
她不相信周密的计划——她相信天命,坚信宇宙会引导她到达她该去的地方。
Kismet 源自土耳其语 kısmet,而土耳其语又借自阿拉伯语 qisma(قسمة),意为"份额、命运、天意",词根为阿拉伯语动词 qasama,意为"分配、分派"。这个词在19世纪通过英国与奥斯曼帝国的文化接触传入英语,带有浓厚的东方宿命论色彩。在英语中,它通常用来表达一种浪漫化的、不可抗拒的命运感。