necessity
US /nəˈses.ə.t̬i/
UK /nəˈses.ə.t̬i/
1.
必要性, 必需品
the fact of being required or indispensable
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Food and water are basic necessities for survival.
食物和水是生存的基本必需品。
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There's no necessity for you to come if you don't want to.
如果你不想來，沒有必要來。
2.
必需品, 必要的東西
a thing that is needed
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Warm clothes are a necessity in cold climates.
在寒冷氣候下，保暖衣物是必需品。
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For many, a car is no longer a luxury but a necessity.
對許多人來說，汽車不再是奢侈品，而是必需品。
3.
必要, 必然
the circumstances that make something necessary
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He was forced by necessity to take a second job.
他因生活所迫不得不找第二份工作。
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Poverty often creates a necessity for difficult choices.
貧困常常迫使人們做出艱難的選擇。