| 单词 | necessity |
| 释义 | necessity (nɪsesɪti ) Word forms: necessities 1. uncountable noun The necessity of something is the fact that it must happen or exist. There is agreement on the necessity of reforms. [+ of] As soon as the necessity for action is over the troops must be withdrawn. Most women, like men, work from economic necessity. Some people have to lead stressful lifestyles out of necessity. of necessity 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 in the circumstances. [formal] The assembly line of necessity kept moving. Negotiations between the enemies are of necessity indirect. 2. countable noun A necessity is something that you must have in order to live properly or do something. Water is a basic necessity of life. [+ of] ...food, fuel and other daily necessities. Synonyms: essential, need, necessary, requirement 3. countable noun [usually singular] A situation or action that is a necessity is necessary and cannot be avoided. The President pleaded that strong rule from the centre was a regrettable, but temporary necessity. Quotations: Necessity is the mother of inventionGulliver's Travels Necessity never made a good bargainPoor Richard's Almanack Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom; it is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slavesspeech You make a virtue of necessityApologeticum adversus Rufinum Give us the luxuries of life, and we will dispense with its necessities Necessity knows no law Needs must when the devil drives Collocations: absolute necessity Before you take a sauna or a swim, a shower is an absolute necessity. Successful Fasting -the easy way to cleanse your body of its poisons (1990) Of absolute necessity for any touring musician is the itinerary. Times, Sunday Times (2012) That is an absolute necessity and we won't back down. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Some people in Los Angeles are finally having to cut back on the bare necessities of life. Times, Sunday Times (2008) He says if our bare necessities are being met, that's cool. Christianity Today (2000) They are the bare necessities for getting to work and keeping body and soul together. The Sun (2008) But today they rely on the church's support for the most basic necessities. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Absolute poverty means the condition in which it is not possible to obtain the basic necessities of life. Introduction to Social Administration in Britain (1990) Could you count on receiving the basic necessities of life? 50 Ways to Become a Self-Confident Woman (1989) All kinds of daily necessities can be found there. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was company owned and sold a limited range of food, clothing and daily necessities to employees of a company. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Consumers purchased food and daily necessities in stores run by the state, cooperatives, and private entrepreneurs and in local free markets. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The original secret to his success was bringing daily necessities to the consumer by excluding the middlemen. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It has a huge play ground and a pond inside the complex and also some shops with daily necessities. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The pattern changed swiftly, however, from one of political necessity to patronage. Times, Sunday Times Long regarded as sacrosanct, cuts in education spending are fast becoming a political necessity. Times, Sunday Times This seems to me a political necessity. Times, Sunday Times Now, in its aftermath, it has become an urgent political necessity. Times, Sunday Times And how far can guilt in these matters (if he was guilty) be explained by the political necessities of the time? Times, Sunday Times Recently, life has consisted of juggling practical necessities, others' demands and your own needs. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The defence of religious freedom is both a human rights priority and practical necessity. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Separation of ownership and management is a practical necessity for large organizations. Principles of Corporate Finance (1991) Today, many countries around the world recognize the necessity of enhancing energy efficiency, tackling climate change, and triggering a green energy revolution. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, they also recognize the necessity for a fair exchange of resources between all species. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Everyone recognizes the necessity for order and control in organizations. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He stated that civilized government recognizes the necessity of government at all times. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He also recognizes the necessity of learning the intricacies of city bureaucracy, and how to deal with the political aspects of each citizen's existence. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It's all out of sheer necessity, unlike the rich ones who squeeze themselves into sleeping bags - just for fun. ST I got it right, eventually, with the second one, driven to it by sheer necessity. Times, Sunday Times We plunged into these out of sheer necessity, found what worked for us, and continued to refer to them again and again. Christianity Today While it was to become ever more elaborate, being by the early seventeenth century principally an expression of personal or institutional status, it had its origins in sheer necessity. The Times Literary Supplement They are embroiled in legal compensation battles and four of them went back down the mines to work through sheer necessity. The Sun Then the perpetuation of a well-financed, vast broadcaster - funded by the simplest means necessary (the licence fee) - becomes a strategic necessity. Times, Sunday Times More obvious subsidies include propping up failing coalmines and tax breaks given on the basis that fossil fuels are a strategic necessity. Times,Sunday Times They also emphasise the strategic necessity of building a strong home market in order to develop the strength to become a global leader. Times, Sunday Times It would become a strategic necessity to occupy and hold its position for both contenders. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Is church politics an evil to be expelled, or an unfortunate necessity? Christianity Today For much of the country, restaurants are an unfortunate necessity or occasional extravagance to mark an anniversary. Times, Sunday Times It's better to conceive of taxation as an unfortunate necessity, given the requirement for public funds in a complex society. Times, Sunday Times A 500-km canoe trip by a man who was already exhausted was an unfortunate necessity. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The urgent necessity of pain will not serve - it's just one bounce of the yo-yo and raises hope of a compensating bounce back. Times, Sunday Times This moved cutting the deficit from an aspiration into an urgent necessity. Times, Sunday Times An even more urgent necessity would be food and medical aid for the starving. Times, Sunday Times In a 2004 federal railway upgrade law it was described as of urgent necessity. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 During the past year the locality had been isolated by high waters for about six months, and no one approached it unless obliged to do so by urgent necessity. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 必要性 Japanese: 必要性 |
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