định sẵn
Definition
- Adjective:
- Predetermined; prearranged; preset: Refers to something that has been decided, arranged, or established in advance, before it happens or is used. It implies a lack of spontaneity, as the outcome or condition was fixed earlier.
- Predestined; fated: Suggests that an event or outcome has been determined beforehand by fate or a divine power, often carrying a sense of inevitability.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Mọi chi tiết của kế hoạch đã được định sẵn. (Every detail of the plan was predetermined.)
- Anh ấy có cảm giác số phận của mình đã định sẵn. (He feels his destiny is predestined.)
- Các thông số trong máy tính đã được định sẵn từ nhà sản xuất. (The parameters in the computer were preset by the manufacturer.)
Advanced Usage
- Often used in philosophical, religious, or technical contexts to discuss concepts of fate, pre-programmed settings, or fixed sequences.
- Can describe abstract concepts like destiny, as well as concrete settings like those on a device.
Variants and Related Words
Định trước (v): to predetermine, to decide in advance.
- Chúng tôi đã định trước ngày họp. (We predetermined the meeting date.)
Định mệnh (n): destiny, fate.
- Cô ấy tin vào định mệnh. (She believes in fate.)
Synonyms
- Predetermined: Decided or established in advance.
- Preset: Set or adjusted beforehand (common for devices).
- Fated: Decreed by fate; inevitable.
Related Idioms
- Số trời đã định sẵn: One's lot in life is predestined.
- Ông ấy cho rằng thành công hay thất bại là số trời đã định sẵn. (He believes success or failure is predestined by heaven's will.)
