新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

necessity

英  [nɪˈsesɪti]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • necessities

    1[U 不可数名词] 必要性

    The necessity of something is the fact that it must happen or exist.

    双语例句

    例:

    There is agreement on the necessity of reforms.

    关于改革的必要性已达成了共识。

    例:

    As soon as the necessity for action is over the troops must be withdrawn.

    一旦军事行动的必要性不复存在,部队必须撤离。

    2[C 可数名词] 必需品

    A necessity is something that you must have in order to live properly or do something.

    近义词

    essential

    双语例句

    例:

    Water is a basic necessity of life.

    生命离不开水。

    3[C 可数名词] 不可避免

    A situation or action that is a necessity is necessary and cannot be avoided.

    双语例句

    例:

    The president pleaded that strong rule from the centre was a necessity.

    总统争辩说,实行高度的中央集权是一种必然。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • of necessity

    1势必

    If you say that something is of necessity the case, you mean that it is the case because nothing else is possible or practical under the circumstances.

    双语例句

    例:

    large families where children, of necessity, shared a bed.

    孩子们势必会共睡一床的大家庭。

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