FATE強調的是命運無常，DESTINY強調是的命運無法改變，DESTINY也有終點的意思，所以"Your fate will be changed by me"能夠改變的命運要用FATE。
fate指“宿命”, 具有神話或迷信色彩, 使人有畏懼和無可奈何之感, 如:They ascribed their disaster to an unkind fate.他們把他們的災難歸於命不好。destiny 除含有“命運註定”之外, 還暗示“充滿美好希望”, 如:It was her destiny to become famous.她命裏註定出名。