needful
英['ni?df?l;-f(?)l]
美['nidfl]
- n. 必須做的事
- adj. 必要的；需要的
中文詞源
needful 必要的
need,需要，-ful,形容詞后綴。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. His last book, "Needful Things", was a retread of tired material.
- 他的上一本書《必需品》盡在重復些老掉牙的內容。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The section of society most needful of such guidance is the young male.
- 最需要這種指導的社會群體是青年男性。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. In order to live, I must have what you call " the needful ", which I can got only by working.
- 為了生活, 我必需要你所謂的 “ 錢 ”, 而我只有工作才能掙錢.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 4. As she made the needful preparations her courage failed her.
- 當她作必要的準備時,她的勇氣背叛她了.
來自辭典例句
- 5. Food, clothing and shelter are needful for the maintenance of health.
- 衣、食 、 住是維持健康所必需的.
來自辭典例句