| 释义 |
necessary/ˈnesəs(ə)ri/ adj. & n.●adj. 1 requiring to be done, achieved, etc.; requisite, essential (做、完成等)必须的；需要的；必要的 it is necessary to work 工作是必要的; lacks the necessary documents 缺少必要的文件 2 determined, existing, or happening by natural laws, predestination, etc., not by free will; inevitable (由于自然规律、命运等)必然的；非做不行的；不可避免的 a necessary evil 难免的危害 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 【哲】(概念或思想过程引出的或产生的)必然性 4 Philos. (of an agent) having no independent volition 【哲】(动原)无独立意志能力的 ●n. (pl. -ies) (usu. in pl. 通常用复数) any of the basic requirements of life, such as food, warmth, etc. 生活必需品(如食物、取暖等) □ the necessary colloq. [口] 1 Brit. money [英]金钱 2 an action, item, etc., needed for a purpose (为某一目的)所必需的行为(项目等) they will do the necessary 必要的他们都会做[Middle English via Old French necessaire from Latin necessarius, from necesse ‘needful’] |