inevitability

IPA/ɪnˌevɪtəˈbɪləti/
KK[ˌɪnˌɛvɪtəbˈɪlɪti]IPA/ɪnˌevɪtəˈbɪləti/

inevitability — 名詞

1. a situation in which a particular event is sure to take place and no one can sto

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釋義

必然性

無法避免的必然結果

a situation in which a particular event is sure to take place and no one can stop it

例句

Layla slowly began to accept the inevitability of her grandmother's illness.

Layla 漸漸開始接受祖母生病這個無法避免的事實。

accept + the inevitability of [something]

The inevitability of climate change is something governments can no longer ignore.

氣候變遷的必然性已是各國政府無法再忽視的問題。

the inevitability of [noun] as subject

常見搭配
  • accept the inevitability of something
  • face the inevitability of something
  • come to terms with the inevitability of something
  • the sheer inevitability of something
  • historical inevitability
  • economic inevitability
同義詞
  • certainty

    more common in everyday speech; inevitability has a stronger sense of fate or larger forces at work

  • necessity

    suggests logical or practical requirement rather than unavoidable future events

  • inescapability

    more formal and less common; emphasises that there is no way out

  • unavoidability

    more literal and less common than inevitability

反義詞
  • possibility

    a chance that something may or may not happen

  • uncertainty

    a state where the outcome is unknown

  • choice

    the power to decide between options

文法句型

the inevitability of [noun/gerund]

用法筆記

Usually followed by 'of' + noun or gerund (the inevitability of change, the inevitability of growing older). Common modifiers include 'historical,' 'economic,' 'apparent,' and 'sheer.'

常見錯誤

The inevitability of rain made us cancel the picnic.
The likelihood of rain made us cancel the picnic.
Inevitability is for things that are 100% certain, not just probable.
There is an inevitability that prices will rise.
It is inevitable that prices will rise.
Use the adjective 'inevitable' with a that-clause, not the noun.

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常用片語

  • the inevitability of something
  • a sense of inevitability
  • an air of inevitability

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