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单词 indispensable
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Definition of indispensable in English:

indispensable

adjective ɪndɪˈspɛnsəb(ə)lˌɪndəˈspɛnsəb(ə)l
  • Absolutely necessary.

    he made himself indispensable to the parish priest
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Time will tell, in the meantime, this is an indispensable account of the most vital saga in modern music.
    • Necessary in a democratic society does not mean indispensable; nor does it mean desirable.
    • After a night's sleep the news is as indispensable as the breakfast.
    • Thus they became, in effect, extensions of the host itself - as indispensable as a vital organ.
    • But undoubtedly the agencies play an indispensable part in ensuring the survival of a people.
    • They are indispensable only to themselves and their un-argued political careers.
    • Yet what makes this set truly indispensable is its array of extras.
    • Absolutely indispensable, it is a must purchase for anyone interested in house or soul music.
    • For this reason, she did not have high status although she was indispensable.
    • In the former case, this allowed the United States to make itself indispensable.
    • Greater equality is a moral imperative and an indispensable element in the battle to eliminate poverty.
    • Israel is absolutely indispensable to the Jewish identity of American Jews.
    • So all kinds of managers see the brand as indispensable, benign magic.
    • In short, as a guide to the new enemies of the left the book is absolutely indispensable.
    • This has made the need for computer literacy among the masses indispensable.
    • As the UN turns sixty, the organisation is not irrelevant but indispensable.
    • The indispensable and vital elements of each and every conversion are made explicit in the experience of the dying thief.
    • But there is an indispensable European dimension to national reform policies.
    • But protection from those whose direct intention is to kill the innocent is also indispensable.
    • The horse is an indispensable character to most stories of Chinese warriors.
    Synonyms
    essential, crucial, necessary, key, vital, needed, required, called for, requisite, important, all-important, vitally important, of the utmost importance, of great consequence, of the essence, critical, life-and-death, imperative, mandatory, compulsory, obligatory, compelling, urgent, pressing, burning, acute, paramount, pre-eminent, high-priority, significant, consequential

Derivatives

  • indispensability

  • nounɪndɪspɛnsəˈbɪlɪtiˌɪndəˌspɛnsəˈbɪlədi
    • That determination - along with his indispensability - is what ensures he will be available when the business end of the tour comes around.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • There's this desperate need to insist not only on France's relevance in an era dominated by Germany, but France's indispensability.
      • One kid always used to tag along, unwanted, made fun of, yet somehow of greater indispensability than any of the rest of us.
      • Some organizations seek to be known and respected for the products they offer, while others seek to retain their indispensability to selected markets.
      • But this hardly amounted to recognition of Russia's indispensability - after all, NATO troops entered Kosovo without Russian consent.
  • indispensableness

  • nounˌɪndɪˈspɛnsəblnəsˌɪndəˈspɛnsəb(ə)lnəs
    • Her work has none of the emotional intensity with which partisans of certain colonies or races demonstrate their indispensableness to the patriot cause.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Having said all that, Sue’s being uncharacteristically nice to me, but I’m putting that down to my temporary indispensableness (it is a real word, honestly.)
  • indispensably

  • adverbˌɪndɪˈspɛnsəbliˌɪndəˈspɛnsəbli
    • That, and the fact that each combinative element indispensably contributed what only it could do; there were no superfluities.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Nonetheless, preaching indispensably correlates ‘human experience in its depths with the biblical word of God,’ thus ‘linking anamnesis with mimesis.’
      • What I have found is that the two elements of our work - development and advocacy - complement each other indispensably.
      • But form does not indispensably follow function, rather form inherently influences function.
      • She argues that, whatever else marriage is about, ultimately and indispensably it's about ‘the underlying dynamic of male-female sexuality.’

Origin

Mid 16th century (in the sense 'not to be allowed or provided for by ecclesiastical dispensation'): from medieval Latin indispensabilis, from in- 'not' + dispensabilis (see dispensable).

 
 

Definition of indispensable in US English:

indispensable

adjectiveˌɪndəˈspɛnsəb(ə)lˌindəˈspensəb(ə)l
  • Absolutely necessary.

    he made himself indispensable to the parish priest
    Example sentencesExamples
    • But protection from those whose direct intention is to kill the innocent is also indispensable.
    • After a night's sleep the news is as indispensable as the breakfast.
    • Israel is absolutely indispensable to the Jewish identity of American Jews.
    • But undoubtedly the agencies play an indispensable part in ensuring the survival of a people.
    • The indispensable and vital elements of each and every conversion are made explicit in the experience of the dying thief.
    • In the former case, this allowed the United States to make itself indispensable.
    • The horse is an indispensable character to most stories of Chinese warriors.
    • Absolutely indispensable, it is a must purchase for anyone interested in house or soul music.
    • So all kinds of managers see the brand as indispensable, benign magic.
    • Thus they became, in effect, extensions of the host itself - as indispensable as a vital organ.
    • Yet what makes this set truly indispensable is its array of extras.
    • Greater equality is a moral imperative and an indispensable element in the battle to eliminate poverty.
    • This has made the need for computer literacy among the masses indispensable.
    • For this reason, she did not have high status although she was indispensable.
    • In short, as a guide to the new enemies of the left the book is absolutely indispensable.
    • Necessary in a democratic society does not mean indispensable; nor does it mean desirable.
    • Time will tell, in the meantime, this is an indispensable account of the most vital saga in modern music.
    • They are indispensable only to themselves and their un-argued political careers.
    • As the UN turns sixty, the organisation is not irrelevant but indispensable.
    • But there is an indispensable European dimension to national reform policies.
    Synonyms
    essential, crucial, necessary, key, vital, needed, required, called for, requisite, important, all-important, vitally important, of the utmost importance, of great consequence, of the essence, critical, life-and-death, imperative, mandatory, compulsory, obligatory, compelling, urgent, pressing, burning, acute, paramount, pre-eminent, high-priority, significant, consequential

Origin

Mid 16th century (in the sense ‘not to be allowed or provided for by ecclesiastical dispensation’): from medieval Latin indispensabilis, from in- ‘not’ + dispensabilis (see dispensable).

 
 
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