When something is fated, it is going to happen, and nothing you do will stop it — as if a quiet power has already chosen the ending. A person can be fated to do something; two people can be fated to meet.

When something is fated當某件事是注定的, it它 is going to happen就一定會發生, and而 nothing you do will stop it你怎麼做都阻止不了 — as if好像 a quiet power has already chosen the ending有一股安靜的力量早就決定好結局了。A person一個人 can be fated to do something可以是注定要做某件事; two people兩個人 can be fated to meet也可以是注定會相遇。

The word belongs more to stories, songs, and serious talk than to the shop or the classroom. In ordinary life people more often say it was meant to be.

The word這個字 belongs more to stories, songs, and serious talk比較常出現在故事、歌曲，還有嚴肅的談話裡 than to the shop or the classroom比較少出現在商店或教室裡。In ordinary life日常生活裡 people more often say it was meant to be大家比較常說「it was meant to be」。

Though actually, we often call a thing fated only after it has already happened: we look back and feel the path was fixed. That is a feeling, not proof.

Though actually不過其實 we often call a thing fated only after it has already happened我們常常是在一件事已經發生之後才說它是注定的: we look back and feel the path was fixed我們回頭看，覺得那條路早就是固定好的。That但那 is a feeling, not proof只是一種感覺，不是證據。

Fated is stronger than likely. Likely means you think it will happen. Fated means you think it must, because fate is in charge.

Fatedfated is stronger than likely比likely的語氣更強。Likelylikely means you think it will happen的意思是你覺得它會發生。Fatedfated means you think it must的意思是你覺得它一定會發生, because因為 fate is in charge是命運在主導。