| 单词 | inevitability |
| 释义 | inevitability (once / 11098 pages) n Whether you’re referring to someone else’s downfall, to your fate, or to the sunrise, you can use the noun inevitability to say that something is just bound to happen. Inevitability is related to the Latin word evitare, meaning “avoid.” When you add on the prefix in-, meaning “not,” and the noun suffix -ity at the end, you come up with something that has the quality of being unavoidable. Inevitability is most often used to describe unavoidable grim things — like “the inevitability of disaster” or “the inevitability of war,” but it can also be used for more light-hearted purposes as well. Think about the inevitability of happy endings in most fairy tales. WORD FAMILYinevitability: inevitabilities+/evitable: evitably, inevitable/inevitable: inevitability, inevitableness, inevitables, inevitably USAGE EXAMPLESHis optimism—his belief in progress as an American birthright, an inevitability—lifted many Americans’ spirits after two difficult decades. The New Yorker(Dec 22, 2016) Alluding to newspapers’ declining fortunes, he added, “I do think there’s an inevitability to this, a natural progression.” New York Times(Dec 14, 2016) The fact that more people in northern Arakan are now embracing violence reflects deep policy failures over many years, rather than any sort of inevitability. Time(Dec 13, 2016) n the quality of being unavoidable Syn|Hyper inevitableness certainty, foregone conclusion, sure thing something that is certain |
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