单选题
He was______ to take over the duties and responsibilities of his father from an early age.(2003年清华大学考博试题)
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】解析：本句中空格处意为某事是注定的。四个选项中destined的意思是“注定，命定的”，如：They were destined never to meet again．(命运注定他们永不再相逢)。因此D项正确。“deduced推论，演绎出：damped使潮湿，使沮丧；diminished减少，贬低”都不符合句意。