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单词 necessity
释义

necessity ​‌‌

​noun
UK /nəˈsesəti/
Other entries for this word
of necessity phrase
make a virtue of necessity phrase
necessity is the mother of invention phrase
Word Forms
singularnecessity
pluralnecessities
DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    uncountable a process, thing, or action that is needed in a situation
    necessity for:

    the necessity for a strong diplomatic effort

    necessity of (doing) something:

    doubts about the necessity of the war

    necessity to do something:

    We both recognize the necessity to get this right.

    out of necessity (=because it is necessary):

    Women increasingly went out to work, usually out of economic necessity.

    Synonyms and related words
    Important thing or detail
    feature
    priority
    element
    1. 1a
      countable ​usually singularsomething that is difficult or unpleasant but cannot be avoided

      Raising taxes has become a necessity.

      Synonyms and related words
      Something that is difficult or unpleasant to do or deal with
      task
      burden
      necessity
  2. 2
    countable something that you must have in order to live, work, or do something

    basic necessities like milk and bread

    A car is a necessity in this town.

    the bare necessities (=the basic things that everyone needs):

    They lacked even the bare necessities of life.

    Synonyms and related words
    Important thing or detail
    feature
    priority
    element
phrases
necessity is the mother of invention
of necessity

necessity ​‌‌

​noun
US /nəˈsesəti/
Other entries for this word
of necessity phrase
make a virtue of necessity phrase
necessity is the mother of invention phrase
Word Forms
singularnecessity
pluralnecessities
DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    uncountable a process, thing, or action that is needed in a situation
    necessity for:

    the necessity for a strong diplomatic effort

    necessity of (doing) something:

    doubts about the necessity of the war

    out of necessity (=because it is necessary):

    Women increasingly went out to work, usually out of economic necessity.

    necessity to do something:

    We both recognize the necessity to get this right.

    Synonyms and related words
    Important thing or detail
    feature
    priority
    element
    1. 1a
      countable ​usually singularsomething that is difficult or unpleasant but cannot be avoided

      Raising taxes has become a necessity.

      Synonyms and related words
      Something that is difficult or unpleasant to do or deal with
      task
      burden
      necessity
  2. 2
    countable something that you must have in order to live, work, or do something

    A car is a necessity in this town.

    the bare necessities (=the basic things that everyone needs):

    They lacked even the bare necessities of life.

    basic necessities like milk and bread

    Synonyms and related words
    Important thing or detail
    feature
    priority
    element
phrases
necessity is the mother of invention
of necessity
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