| 单词 | necessary |
| 释义 | necessary adj. & n. --adj 1. requiring to be done, achieved, etc.; requisite, essential (it is necessary to work; lacks the necessary documents). 2. determined, existing, or happening by natural laws, predestination, etc., not by free will; inevitable (a necessary evil). 3. Philos. (of a concept or a mental process) inevitably resulting from or produced by the nature of things etc., so that the contrary is impossible. 4. Philos. (of an agent) having no independent volition. --n (pl. -ies) (usu. in pl.) any of the basic requirements of life, such as food, warmth, etc. Phrases and idioms the necessary colloq. 1. money. 2. an action, item, etc., needed for a purpose (they will do the necessary). Etymology: ME f. OF necessaire f. L necessarius f. necesse needful |
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