fate

1. N-UNCOUNT Fate is a power that some people believe controls and decides everything that happens, in a way that cannot be prevented or changed. You can also refer to the fates. 命运[also N in pl]

I see no use arguing with fate. 我认为与命运抗争没有什么用。

...the fickleness of fate. …命运的变化无常。

2. N-COUNT A person's or thing's fate is what happens to them. 命运; 遭遇

The Russian Parliament will hold a special session later this month to decide his fate. 俄罗斯议会本月晚些时候将举行一次特别会议来决定他的命运。

He seems for a moment to be again holding the fate of the country in his hands. 有那么一刻他似乎又把国家的命运掌握在自己手中。