单词 | necessity |
释义 | necessitynecessity /nəˈsɛsət̮i/ ●○○ noun (plural necessities) 1[countable] something that you need to have OPP luxury: food, clothing, and other necessities A car is an absolute necessity in this town.basic/bare necessities We could only afford the bare necessities.2[uncountable] the fact of something being necessary SYN need: necessity for He stressed the necessity for change.the necessity of doing something Everyone agreed about the necessity of repaving the street.a necessity to do something There’s no necessity to buy tickets in advance. I learned to cook out of necessity (=because I needed to).3[countable] something that must happen, even if it is bad or not wanted: Taxes are a regrettable necessity.4[uncountable] the condition of urgently needing something important, such as money or food: The decision to sell the car was fueled by necessity.5necessity is the mother of invention used to say that if someone really needs to do something, he or she will find a way of doing it6of necessity formal used when something happens in a particular way because that is the only possible way it can happen: Many of the jobs are, of necessity, temporary. |
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