inevitable• Since the leaders can't agree, more fighting is inevitable.• War now seems inevitable.• Nina could never escape the inevitablecomparisons that people made between her and her twin.• If the population continues to expand, Ehrlich argues, massstarvation and ecologicaldisaster will be the inevitableconsequence.• Payton handled the inevitable questions about his past with great dignity.• The price of bread was doubled, with the inevitable result - riots in the streets of Paris.• It was inevitable that he'd find out her secret sooner or later.
it is inevitable (that)• Winter may seem like a long way off, but it is inevitable.• The comparison was then premature, but it is inevitable now.• If any nation decides to plant settlements upon the land of another, it is inevitable that a violentresponse will follow.• Perhaps it is inevitable that the relationship should be difficult.• During this period of transitionit is inevitable that we will be teaching the old with the new.• As an entrepreneur, it is inevitable that you will be buffeted from side to side as you experience the rollercoaster.• From time to time it is inevitable there will be some unwelcomearrivals in the net.• Speculating about their answers is pointless yet it is inevitable when Mr Garel-Jones's resignationletter crosses the boundary of credulity.
Origininevitable
(1400-1500)Latininevitabilis, from evitare“to avoid”
VERBS | ADVERB | PHRASESVERBS➤appear, be, look, seem顯得難以避免;無法避免;看上去無法逃避;似乎不可避免▸➤become變得不可避免▸➤make sth使⋯不可避免◇The scandal made her resignation inevitable.醜聞使得她不得不辭職。➤consider sth, regard sth as, see sth as認為⋯不可避免◇They came to see defeat as inevitable.他們逐漸認識到失敗是不可避免的。ADVERB➤almost, virtually幾乎不可避免➤apparently, seemingly看上去/看樣子不可避免➤historically歷史上不可避免PHRASES➤bow to the inevitable無奈屈從◇She bowed to the inevitable (= accepted a situation in which she had no choice) and resigned.她迫於無奈,只得辭職。
inevitable ♦︎ necessary ♦︎ unavoidable ♦︎ inescapable ♦︎ inexorableThese words all describe sth that is impossible to avoid or prevent.這些詞均表示不可避免的、難以阻止的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆an inevitable / a necessary / an unavoidable consequence◆an inevitable / a necessary / an inescapable conclusion / fact◆an inevitable / unavoidable delay / problem◆an inevitable / inescapable fact◆the inevitable / inexorable slide into / towards war, fascism, mediocrity, etc.◆the inevitable / inexorable decline / rise (of sth)◆seemingly inevitable / unavoidable / inescapable / inexorable◆almost inevitable / unavoidable / inescapable■inevitable ɪnˈevɪtəbl (especially of sth unpleasant) that you cannot avoid or prevent(尤指不快之事)不可避免的,不能防止的◆It was an inevitable consequence of the decision.那是這個決定的必然後果。◆It was inevitable that there would be job losses.裁員已是不可避免的事。◆A rise in interest rates seems inevitable.利率上升似乎不可避免。 see also inevitability ⇨ certainty▸the inevitable
noun
[singular] ◆You have to accept the inevitable.你得接受必然發生的事。▸inevitably
adverb
◆Inevitably, the press exaggerated the story.新聞界照例又誇大了這件事。■necessary [only before noun] (ratherformal, written) that must exist or happen and cannot be avoided必然的;無法避免的◆A necessary condition for a steep fall in demand is a widespread collapse in confidence.要使需求陡降,一個必要條件是人們普遍喪失信心。◆This is a necessary consequence of progress.這是發展的必然後果。ⓘ In this meaning necessary is used especially to describe the conditions or prerequisites that must exist before a particular thing can happen; or the results, outcome or consequence that must happen in a particular situation or after a particular event.表達此義時,necessary多與condition或prerequisite連用,表示某事得以發生的前提條件;或者與result、outcome或consequence連用,表示在特定情況下或某一事件後必然發生的結果。 see also necessary ⇨ necessary▸necessarily
adverb
◆The number of places available is necessarily limited.能提供的職位必定有限。■unavoidable ˌʌnəˈvɔɪdəbl (of sth unpleasant) that you cannot avoid or prevent(不快之事)不可避免的,不能防止的◆All dates are approximate and are subject to unavoidable delays.所有日期都不確切,且延期不可避免。OPPavoidable ⇨ unnecessary▸unavoidably
adverb
◆I was unavoidably delayed.我無奈被耽擱了。NOTE辨析 Inevitable or unavoidable?Inevitable is much more frequent than unavoidable and has a much wider range of collocates. Unavoidable always describes sth unpleasant, especially delays and consequences. Things that are inevitable are often unpleasant, but do not have to be; collocates include change, comparison, conclusion, development, effect, outcome, part, product, question, response, result, tendency, conflict, tension and disappointment. * inevitable比unavoidable常用得多,搭配範圍也更廣。unavoidable總是描述不快之事,尤其是delay和consequence。inevitable常常但並非只能描述不快之事,搭配詞有change、comparison、conclusion、development、effect、outcome、part、product、question、response、result、tendency、conflict、 tension和disappointment。■inescapable ˌɪnɪˈskeɪpəbl (of a fact or situation) that you cannot avoid or ignore(現實或狀況)不可避免的,逃避不了的,不能忽視的◆It is an inescapable fact that how we eat affects how we feel.我們的飲食方式會影響我們的感受-這是個無法忽視的事實。▸inescapably
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◆Despite its remodelling, the building remains inescapably linked to the past.盡管這座建築經過翻修,依然不可避免地與過去聯系在一起。■inexorable ɪnˈeksərəbl (formal) (of a process) that cannot be stopped or changed; (of logic) that cannot be argued against(過程)不可阻擋的,無法改變的;(邏輯)不容辯駁的◆What is the reason for the inexorable rise in crime?犯罪活動的增多無法阻遏,原因何在?◆This is where the inexorable logic of the theory breaks down.該理論不容辯駁的邏輯在這裏瓦解了。▸inexorably
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◆Pressure of population is leading inexorably towards a crisis.人口壓力將不可避免地引發一場危機。