n.
- 需要，必要性[U][S1][（+of/for）]
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She felt the
necessity of accepting the invitation.
她感到必須接受這一邀請。
- 必需品[C][（+of/for）]
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Television is considered a
necessity by a lot of people.
許多人認為電視是一件生活必需品。
- 必然（性）[U][S1]
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Night follows day as a
necessity.
白天過去，夜幕降臨，這是必然的。
- 貧窮；困難[U]
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This family is in great
necessity.
這戶人家窮困到極點。
片語
be under the necessity of doing sth.
- 必須做某事
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We
are now
under the necessity of doing the work.
我們現在必須做這工作。
辨析
/
nɪˈsɛsɪti/
n.
(pl. necessities)
- the state or fact of being necessary.
- an indispensable thing.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. necessite, from L. necessitas, from necesse ‘be needful’.
