needs
needs — 名詞
1. the things a person or group must have in order to live well or do something suc
需求
為生活或做事不可少的事物
the things a person or group must have in order to live well or do something successfully.
The school asked parents about their children's basic needs.
學校詢問家長孩子有哪些基本需求。
basic needs = essential things for daily life
The new shelter meets the needs of older residents.
這間新收容所能滿足年長居民的需求。
meet the needs of + person/group
The therapist listened carefully to Hana's emotional needs.
治療師仔細聆聽 Hana 的情感需求。
A small business has different needs from a large hospital.
小型企業和大型醫院的需求並不相同。
- requirements
often used for practical conditions or rules
- essentials
stresses the most necessary things
- necessities
slightly more formal and often about basic living needs
- luxuries
things that are pleasant but not necessary
文法句型
someone's needs
meet someone's needs
basic/special/emotional needs
用法筆記
Usually appears in the plural when talking about several things that are necessary. It often follows a possessive or words such as 'basic', 'special', and 'emotional'.
常見錯誤
needs — 副詞
1. used with 'must' to show that something has to happen and cannot be avoided.
勢必
表示事情無法避免地如此
used with 'must' to show that something has to happen and cannot be avoided.
If the bridge is closed, we must needs cross by boat.
如果橋封閉了，我們勢必得搭船過去。
must needs + bare verb
With no bus home, Asha must needs walk through the rain.
沒有回家的公車時，Asha 勢必得冒雨走路。
When the oven broke, dinner must needs be cooked outside.
烤箱壞掉時，晚餐勢必得在外面煮。
Since the file was lost, the team must needs start again.
檔案遺失後，團隊勢必得重新開始。
- necessarily
modern and neutral, without the old-fashioned tone
- inevitably
stresses that the result cannot be prevented
文法句型
must needs + bare verb
must needs be + past participle
用法筆記
This adverb is now mostly seen in older or literary English and nearly always appears with 'must'. In modern everyday English, speakers usually say 'have to' or simply use 'must' without 'needs'.
常見錯誤
2. used to say that an unpleasant or unwanted action has to be accepted because the
只好
情況所逼，不情願也得做
used to say that an unpleasant or unwanted action has to be accepted because there is no better option.
Needs must, so Lena sold her guitar to pay the rent.
沒有別的辦法，Lena 只好賣掉吉他來付房租。
fixed phrase: Needs must
Needs must, and the tired nurses worked another night shift.
沒有別的辦法，疲憊的護士們只好再上一個夜班。
Needs must; the children shared one bed until payday.
沒有別的辦法，孩子們只好共睡一張床到發薪日。
Needs must, and Ravi took the late bus home again.
沒有別的辦法，Ravi 只好又搭末班公車回家。
- have no choice
modern and much more common in everyday English
- be forced to
emphasises outside pressure more directly
- optionally
suggests the action is a free choice instead of a necessity
文法句型
Needs must, + clause
because, needs must, + clause
用法筆記
Usually appears as the fixed phrase 'needs must' before a clause explaining the action someone cannot avoid. It often suggests reluctant acceptance rather than simple logical certainty.