Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #3374
Fully loadednecessity
必需品；必要的东西
something that you must have or need, especially for daily life
- 1.
The quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite.
必要性；不可避免或绝对必需的品质或状态。
- 2.
the condition of being essential or indispensable
必不可少的状态；必要性
- 3.
The condition of being needy; desperate need; lack.
贫困的状态；极度需要；缺乏。
- 4.
anything indispensable
必需的事物
- 5.
Something necessary; a requisite; something indispensable.
必要的事物；必需品；不可缺少的东西。
- 6.
Something which makes an act or an event unavoidable; an irresistible force; overruling power.
使行为或事件不可避免的事物；不可抗拒的力量；压倒性的权力。
- 7.
The negation of freedom in voluntary action; the subjection of all phenomena, whether material or spiritual, to inevitable causation; necessitarianism.
自愿行动中自由的否定；一切现象,无论物质的还是精神的,都受必然因果关系支配；必然论。
- 8.
Greater utilitarian good; used in justification of a criminal act.
更大的功利性利益；用于为犯罪行为辩护。
- 9.
Indispensable requirements (of life).
(生活的)必需品。
必要性；必须；贫困；急需；必然性；不可避免的事；紧急避险；必要性辩护；必然论；决定论
In use
Food and water are basic necessities for survival.
When camping, you should pack all the necessities like a tent and sleeping bag.
The store sells household necessities at affordable prices.
food and shelter are necessities of life
necessity of (doing) sth
后接名词或动名词，表示某事的必要性。
We discussed the necessity of reducing costs.
我们讨论了降低成本的必要性。
necessity for sth
表示对某物的需求或必要性，后接名词。
There is a clear necessity for renewable energy.
对可再生能源有明确的必要性。
Connections
Collocations
- absolute necessity
- 绝对必需品；绝对必要
- Food and water are an absolute necessity for survival.食物和水是生存的绝对必需品。
- basic necessity
- 基本必需品
- Access to clean water is a basic necessity for everyone.获得清洁的水是每个人的基本必需品。
- daily necessity
- 日常必需品
- Toothpaste and soap are daily necessities in modern life.牙膏和肥皂是现代生活中的日常必需品。
- vital necessity
- 至关重要的必需品
- Education is a vital necessity for a prosperous society.教育是繁荣社会至关重要的必需品。
- economic necessity
- 经济上的必要性
- Many people work two jobs out of economic necessity.许多人出于经济上的必要性而打两份工。
- necessity of life
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象沙漠旅行者，水是必需品（necessity）。
Context & Register
mixed: general discourse, formal writing, everyday speech; 通常用于正式或学术语境，也常见于日常对话中表示必需品。注：中性偏正式，多用于书面或严肃场合。
Grammar Note
作'必需品'解时为可数名词，作'必要性'解时通常为不可数名词
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the spelling ending '-ity' but do not rhyme with 'necessity' because their stressed vowels differ (e.g., 'ability' has /ɪ/ while 'necessity' has /ɛ/). No common words share the exact rhyme due to the unique stress pattern of 'necessity'.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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