necessary

necessary
adjective
  1. required to be done, achieved, or present; needed; essential
    必要的;必须的;必需的;根本的
    they granted the necessary planning permission.
    他们批准了必需的规划许可。
    it's not necessary for you to be here.
    你没必要到这里来。
  2. determined, existing, or happening by natural laws or predestination; inevitable
    必然的;不可避免的
    a necessary consequence.
    必然的结果。
    ■(Philosophy)(of a concept, statement, judgement, etc.) inevitably resulting from or produced by the nature of things, so that the contrary is impossible
    (哲)(观念、陈述或判断等)具有必然性的
    ■(Philosophy)(of an agent) having no independent volition
    (哲)(行为者)迫不得已的,非做不行的,非自愿的
noun
  1. (一般作necessaries)(亦作necessaries of life)the basic requirements of life, such as food and warmth
    生活必需品
    ■(the necessary)(informal)an action or item needed for a purpose
    (非正式)必须做的事;必需品
    see when they need a tactful word of advice or encouragement and do the necessary.
    注意他们何时需要巧妙的进言或鼓励,然后做该做的事。
    ■(the necessary)(Brit. informal)enough money for a particular purpose
    (英,非正式)钱
常用词组
a necessary evil
  1. something that is undesirable but must be accepted
    不想要但又必须接受的事物
语源
  1. late Middle English; from Latin necessarius, from necesse 'needful'
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