predetermination
noun [ U ] formal uk/ˌpriː.dɪˌtɜː.mɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ us/ˌpriː.dɪˌtɝː.məˈneɪ.ʃən/
预先安排，预先准备
the fact that something has been decided or arranged before it happens
A predetermination of guilt denies the rights of defendants who are entitled to their day in court. 预先定罪剥夺了辩护人的法庭辩护权。
Do you believe in destiny, in some sort of predetermination? 你相信命运，相信某种预先设定的存在吗？
See: predetermine
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- He rejects any notion of predetermination regarding the course of history.
- Genetic predisposition should not be confused with predetermination.
- Fatalism is a philosophical doctrine emphasizing the subjugation of all events or actions to fate or inevitable predetermination.