读音

/ˈnɛsəsəti/

释义

• 名词: 必要性，必需品，需要的东西。例如: “Food and shelter are necessities for survival.”
• 形容词: 必要的，必需的，必不可少的。例如: “It is a necessity that you learn to swim if you live near the ocean.”

短语

• “A matter of necessity” 表示“必要的情况”。
• “Necessity is the mother of invention” 这是一句谚语，意思是“需求是发明之母”。

例句

• 名词: “In tough times, people often have to distinguish between wants and necessities.”
• 形容词: “Learning a second language has become a necessity in today’s globalized world.”

同义词

• Requirement
• Need
• Essential
• Indispensable
• Compulsory