老外最常用的英文短語(MP3+中英字幕) 第653期:be meant to

釋義：

be meant to 決定做某事

如果 mean 變成被動形態，即 be meant to+動詞（for+名詞）的話，就表示“本應該做事”。尤其在表示男女之間有天生緣分的時候就可以用 It was meant to be, They were meant to be 等。

例句：

You know my music is meant to inspire.
你知道我的音樂是用來激發靈感的。
I was meant to spend the rest of my life with you.
我決定和你度過餘下的時光。
I feel like I was meant to pick this up.
我覺得我命中註定要選擇這個。
I think that was meant for you.
我覺得那是你命中註定的。

對話：

A: What is all of this money for?
這些錢全都是用來幹嘛的？
B: It is meant to buy some furniture.
是用來買些傢俱的。