| 单词 | eventuality |
| 释义 | eventuality (once / 9842 pages) n An eventuality is an event that just might happen in the future. For example, I store fresh drinking water in the basement to be prepared for several eventualities. You can see the word "event" at the beginning of eventuality. Use that as a clue to remember that an eventuality is an event that might happen — eventually. Winning the lottery, a Mars landing, finding a cure for cancer, nuclear war: these are just some of the eventualities for which we should either get ready or try to prevent. What do you think are some of the eventualities for which the team should prepare? Tripping, falling, and landing on your butt are all eventualities for which the odds will increase during the ice storm. WORD FAMILYeventuality: eventualities+/eventual: eventuality, eventually USAGE EXAMPLESIf there’s anything that Mr. Trump proved this past year, it’s that something that led to a certain eventuality yesterday won’t necessarily do so tomorrow. New York Times(Dec 25, 2016) I felt I was prepared for every eventuality. Time(Dec 05, 2016) These are customers, in other words, who wish to be prepared for all eventualities. Economist(Nov 30, 2016) n a possible event or occurrence or result Syn|Hyper contingence, contingency happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent an event that happens |
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