单词 | inevitably |
释义 | inevitably (once / 536 pages) adv If something is totally unavoidable, it is inevitably going to happen. Inevitably, the sun will come up tomorrow. The adverb inevitably comes from the negative of the French word for "avoid" or "shun." There are things you can put off for a while, but inevitably you're going to have to deal with them at some point, like telling your family that you crashed the car. No matter how free-spirited you imagine yourself, unless you are independently wealthy, you will inevitably have to settle down and get some sort of job, like writing and editing word definitions. WORD FAMILYinevitable: inevitability, inevitableness, inevitables, inevitably+/evitable: evitably, inevitable/inevitability: inevitabilities USAGE EXAMPLESBut his Presidency, especially if it is successful, will inevitably change the shape of conservatism in the United States. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) The ensuing anger will inevitably be met with matching levels of violence. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) The broad assumption in the “current year” argument is that time inevitably ticks toward moral betterment. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) 1adv in such a manner as could not be otherwise Syn necessarily, needs, of necessity 2adv by necessity Syn ineluctably, inescapably, unavoidably |
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