Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #8544
indispensable
必需品
A thing that cannot be done without; a necessity.
- 1.
A thing that is not dispensable; a necessity.
不可或缺的事物;必需品。
不可或缺的事物;必需品。;不可缺少之物
In use
A passport is an indispensable for international travel.
In the kitchen, salt and pepper are indispensables.
She considered her smartphone an indispensable for daily life.
be an indispensable (to/for sb/sth)
此处 indispensable 作为可数名词使用,表示'必不可少的东西'。
A good dictionary is an indispensable for language learners.
一本好词典对语言学习者来说是必不可少的物品。
become an indispensable (to/for sb/sth)
Her expertise became an indispensable to the project.
她的专业知识成了该项目不可或缺的部分。
consider sth an indispensable
Many chefs consider garlic an indispensable in their cooking.
许多厨师认为大蒜是烹饪中不可或缺的食材。
Common mistakes
This book indispensable.This book is indispensable.
indispensable是形容词,不能单独作谓语,必须与be动词连用构成系表结构。
Water is indispensable with life.Water is indispensable to life.
表示'对……不可缺少'时,indispensable后接介词to或for,不接with。
Connections
Collocations
- the indispensables of life
- 生活必需品
- Food, water, and shelter are the indispensables of life.食物、水和住所是生活必需品。
- household indispensables
- 家庭必需品
- Soap and washing powder are household indispensables.肥皂和洗衣粉是家庭必需品。
- travel indispensables
- 旅行必备品
- A passport and a charger are travel indispensables.护照和充电器是旅行必备品。
Pop culture & quotes
- The graveyards are full of indispensable men.
- 墓地里满是不可或缺的人。——夏尔·戴高乐She packed the indispensables for the trip: passport, phone charger, and medication.她为旅行打包了必需品:护照、充电器和药品。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
拆解:in(不)+dispensable(可省去的)→不可省去的东西,即必需品。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:formal writing、academic discourse、formal speech 该词作名词时通常用于正式语体,多出现在书面语或正式讲话中;日常口语里更常见的是 necessity、essential 等说法。
Grammar Note
作可数名词,表示不可缺少的人或事物,常用复数形式。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 indispensable 真正押韵的有 dispensable、sensible、defensible、comprehensible(重读元音均为 /ɛ/,其后都是 /nsəbəl/)。注意 responsible 与 expensive 形似但发音不同:responsible 的重读元音是 /ɒ/,expensive 以 /ɪv/ 结尾。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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