necessity
🇬🇧 UK/nɪ'sesɪtɪ/🇺🇸 US/ni'sesәti/
TOEFLB2
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-derivedCommon 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.