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。
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
(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
something that is undesirable but must be accepted 不想要但又必须接受的事物
语源
late Middle English; from Latin necessarius, from necesse 'needful'