单词
needful
英 ['ni?df?l; -f(?)l]
美['nidfl]
基本信息
- n. 必须做的事
- adj. 必要的；需要的
中文词源
needful 必要的
need,需要，-ful,形容词后缀。
英文词源
- needful (adj.)
- late 12c., niedfulle, "needy," from need (n.) + -ful. Meaning "characterized by need" is from mid-13c.; meaning "indispensable" is from mid-14c.; noun meaning "what is necessary" is from 1709. Colloquial sense of "cash" is recorded from 1774 in phrase the needful "money." Related: Needfully.
双语例句
- 1. His last book, "Needful Things", was a retread of tired material.
- 他的上一本书《必需品》尽在重复些老掉牙的内容。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The section of society most needful of such guidance is the young male.
- 最需要这种指导的社会群体是青年男性。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. In order to live, I must have what you call " the needful ", which I can got only by working.
- 为了生活, 我必需要你所谓的 “ 钱 ”, 而我只有工作才能挣钱.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 4. As she made the needful preparations her courage failed her.
- 当她作必要的准备时,她的勇气背叛她了.
来自辞典例句
- 5. Food, clothing and shelter are needful for the maintenance of health.
- 衣、食 、 住是维持健康所必需的.
来自辞典例句
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