/'kɑ:mə; `kɑrmə/
n [U]
(a) (in Buddhism and Hinduism) sum of a person's actions in one of his successive lives, believed to decide his fate in the next （佛教和印度教的）业（音译｀羯磨＇, 意为个人行为的总和可决定其来世的命运）.
(b) (esp joc 尤作戏谑语) destiny; fate 命运; 宿缘
*It's my karma always to fall in love with brunettes. 我爱上的总是深褐色头发、浅黑色皮肤的白种女子, 这是我的缘分.

n[U]
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: Sanskrit;Origin:'work']
the belief that all the good and bad things that you do in this life affect how good or bad your future lives will be, according to the Hindu and Buddhist religions
informal the feeling that you get from a person, place, or action
good/bad karma
　The house had a lot of bad karma.
>karmicadj