核心畫面

Picture the pin on a map that your whole journey points toward — the place you're heading to. That's a destination.

可以想成地圖上那支箭頭最後指到的那個點:你的旅程一路朝它去,『我們要到的地方』就是 destination。

From the word’s history

From Latin destinare (de- + a root akin to stare, 'to stand firm'), 'to settle or fix.' A destination is the place fixed as the end of the journey.

來自拉丁文 destinare(de- + 與 stare「站穩」同源),原意是『把某處確定、定下來』。所以 destination 骨子裡是『被定下來、當作終點的那個地方』——旅程要落腳的地方。

etymonline.com/word/destination; etymonline.com/word/destine

原始詞典資料4 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

destinationnoun/dɛstɪˈneɪʃən/

  • 1

    The place set for the end of a journey or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at.

    • arrive at your destination
  • 2

    archaicThe act of destining or appointing.

  • 3

    Purpose for which anything is destined; predetermined end, object, or use; ultimate design.

  • 4

    A goal.

    • This plan will help us reach our destination, victory in the election this fall.

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。