单词 | must needs |
释义 | must1 /must/auxiliary v (used only in the present (orig past) indicative: 3rd pers sing must; pat must (often replaced by had to))(taking infinitive without to) used to express compulsion, necessity or obligation, with ellipsis of the verb (as in I must away), resolute intention, likelihood or conviction, or inevitability noun
ORIGIN: Orig pat of mote2, from OE mōste, pat of mōt; cf Ger müssen mustˈ-have, mustˈ-see, etc noun and adjective (something) that one must have, see, etc in order to be in fashion must needs see under need need /nēd/noun
To be necessary ORIGIN: OE nēd, nīed, nȳd; Du nood, OGer Noth (modern Not) needcessˈity noun A dialectal or non-standard combination of need and necessity needˈer noun needˈful adjective
needˈfully adverb needˈfulness noun needˈily adverb needˈiness noun needˈless adjective
needˈlessly adverb needˈlessness noun needˈly adverb (Shakespeare) Necessarily needˈment noun (Spenser) Something needed needs adverb
needˈy adjective
needˈy-hood noun (Herrick) needˈ-be noun A necessity needˈfire noun
had need (archaic) Ought to must needs or needs must (often ironic) Must inevitably the needful
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