necessity
柯林斯詞典
1. N-UNCOUNT The necessity of something is the fact that it must happen or exist. 必要性
There is agreement on the necessity of reforms. 關於改革的必要性有一致意見。
As soon as the necessity for action is over the troops must be withdrawn. 一旦軍事行動的必要性不複存在，部隊必須撤離。
2. PHRASE If you say that something is of necessity the case, you mean that it is the case because nothing else is possible or practical under the circumstances. 勢必[正式]
...large families where children, of necessity, shared a bed. …孩子們必定共睡一張牀的大型家庭。
3. N-COUNT A necessity is something that you must have in order to live properly or do something. 必需品
Water is a basic necessity of life. 水是一種基本生活必需品。
4. N-COUNT A situation or action that is a necessity is necessary and cannot be avoided. 不可避免
The president pleaded that strong rule from the centre was a necessity. 縂統(tǒng)爭辯說來自中央的強有力的統(tǒng)治是一種必然。
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necessity /n??s?s?t?/ (necessities)
劍橋詞典
- C1 [ 不可數(shù)或單數(shù)名詞：沒有複數(shù)形式的名詞 ]
- Eating is a biological necessity!
- I took the job out of necessity because we had no money left .
- With a courage born of necessity, she seized the gun and ran at him.
- I had a couple of months to spare between jobs so I thought I'd make a virtue of necessity by acquiring a few new skills .
the need for something
必要，需要
You can come early if you want to, but there's no necessity for it. 你如果願意可以早點兒來，但不是非早來不可。
[ 動詞後麪接一個帶to的不定式 ] Is there any necessity to reply to her letter ? 有必要給她廻信嗎?
The report stresses the necessity of eat ing plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables . 這份報告強調了大量食用新鮮水果及蔬菜的必要性。
With a personal fortune of sixty million dollars , she certainly doesn't work out of necessity (= because she needs to). 她有6000萬美元的身家，儅然不是爲了生計而工作。
We'll employ extra staff to help out as and when the necessity arises (= when we need to). 需要的時候我們會另雇員工幫忙。
[ 可數(shù)名詞：有複數(shù)形式的名詞 ]
something that you need, especially in order to live
必需的東西；（尤指）生活必需品
We brought only the bare necessities with us. 我們衹帶了基本的必需品。
He regarded music as one of life's necessities. 他把音樂眡作生活中必不可少的東西之一。
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