necessitous + noun
necessitous 作定语，修饰名词，表示‘贫困的’、‘缺乏的’。
The charity provides food and shelter for necessitous families.
该慈善机构为贫困家庭提供食物和住所。
贫困的；贫穷的
必要的；不可避免的；缺乏的；必需的。；必要的；不可避免的。；贫乏的；穷困的
needy; in need
缺乏的；必需的。
Lacking; required.
必要的；不可避免的。
Necessary; unavoidable.
The necessitous family received food and clothing from the charity.
这个贫困的家庭从慈善机构获得了食物和衣物。
用法提示：形容词，修饰名词“family”，表示家庭贫困、需要帮助的状态。
Many necessitous students rely on scholarships to continue their education.
许多贫困的学生依靠奖学金继续学业。
用法提示：形容词，修饰名词“students”，表示学生经济困难、需要资助。
The government's program aims to assist the most necessitous members of society.
政府的项目旨在帮助社会上最贫困的成员。
用法提示：形容词，与最高级结构连用，表示“最贫困的”，修饰“members”。
necessitous 作定语，修饰名词，表示‘贫困的’、‘缺乏的’。
The charity provides food and shelter for necessitous families.
该慈善机构为贫困家庭提供食物和住所。
作表语，用于描述主语处于贫困状态。
After losing his job, he became necessitous.
失业后，他变得穷困潦倒。
表示‘缺乏某物’，后接所需事物。该结构较正式，在现代英语中较少见。
The region is necessitous of clean water and medical supplies.
该地区缺乏清洁水和医疗用品。
grammar · medium
易错句子It is necessitous to finish the project on time.
正确表达It is necessary to finish the project on time.
“necessitous”意为“贫困的”，不是“必要的”。中国学习者常因形近而将“necessitous”误用为“necessary”，表示“必须的”含义。应使用“necessary”表达“必要的”。
grammar · medium
易错句子The government should help the necessitous.
正确表达The government should help the necessitous people.
“necessitous”是形容词，不能单独作名词指代人。中国学习者受“the rich”等用法影响，误将“the necessitous”视为名词短语，但“necessitous”需修饰名词或用于“the + adjective”结构时需有上下文明确指代，通常更自然的是“the necessitous people”或“those who are necessitous”。
necessitous指贫困的，而necessary指必需的，两者拼写相似但含义不同。
necessitous和needy都表示贫困，但necessitous更正式、语气更强，常指急需帮助。
necessitous是形容词，necessity是名词，表示必要的东西或状态。
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