indispensability
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Definitions
n.
The quality of being absolutely essential and impossible to do without
不可或缺性
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedin-not, opposite of
+
dis-not, apart, away
+
-abilityable, capable, fit
=indispensability
The abstract noun of indispensable (in- 'not' + dispensable). dispensable means 'able to be dispensed with / done without'; in- cancels it, so the whole means 'impossible to do without.' abil supplies the 'able to be' layer. See dispensable for the 'weigh out / hand out' root logic.
Root pend still carries 32 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.indispensability of……的不可或缺性
- 2.demonstrate indispensability证明不可或缺性
- 3.prove one's indispensability证明自己不可替代
Example Sentences
- 1.
The report stressed the indispensability of clean water to public health.
- 2.
He argued for the indispensability of teachers in the digital age.