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necessity

🇬🇧 UK/nɪ'sesɪtɪ/🇺🇸 US/ni'sesәti/
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Definitions

n.

The state of being essential or unavoidable; something indispensable; a condition of urgent need.

必要性;必需品;迫切需要

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
necessnecessary, need
+
itystate, quality, condition
=necessity

Common Collocations

  • 1.bare necessity基本必需品
  • 2.absolute necessity绝对必要

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Water is a necessity of life and cannot be lived without.

  • 2.

    Necessity is the mother of invention, driving human creativity forward.

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