释义
[ in-ev -i-tuh -buh l ] SHOW IPA
/ ɪnˈɛv ɪ tə bəl / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective unable to be avoided, evaded, or escaped; certain; necessary: an inevitable conclusion.
sure to occur, happen, or come; unalterable: The inevitable end of human life is death.
noun that which is unavoidable.
Origin of inevitable First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Latin word inēvītābilis. See in-3 , evitable
OTHER WORDS FROM inevitable in·ev·i·ta·bil·i·ty, in·ev·i·ta·ble·ness, noun in·ev·i·ta·bly, adverb qua·si-in·ev·i·ta·ble, adjective qua·si-in·ev·i·ta·bly, adverb Words nearby inevitable inessential, inessive, inestimable, I never met a man I didn't like, in evidence, inevitable , inexact, inexactitude, in excess of, in exchange, inexcusable
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British Dictionary definitions for inevitable adjective unavoidable
sure to happen; certain
noun the inevitable something that is unavoidable
Derived forms of inevitable inevitability or inevitableness , noun inevitably , adverb Word Origin for inevitable C15: from Latin inēvītābilis, from in- 1 + ēvītābilis, from ēvītāre to shun, from vītāre to avoid
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