n. 必要(性);(迫切)需要;必需品;自然規(guī)律;
?? necess 必要 + ity指具備某種性質(zhì) → n.必要性;必然性
"We recognize the necessity for a written agreement."
我們認為有必要簽訂一份書面協(xié)議。
近義:must, need, pinch, precedence, priority, proviso
反義:nonissue
n. 發(fā)明;發(fā)明物;捏造:內(nèi)心捏造的東西,特指謊言;發(fā)明才能;
?? invent發(fā)明,創(chuàng)造+ion名詞后綴 → 發(fā)明,創(chuàng)造,捏造
"Fax machines were a wonderful invention at the time."
傳真機在當(dāng)時是一項了不起的發(fā)明。
近義:improvisation, intellect, intelligence, strike, talent, brainchild
n. 母親,媽媽;女修道院院長;大娘;
vt. 像母親般地照顧;養(yǎng)育;溺愛;
?? 莫(mo)非這個(the)人(r)是 媽媽?
"The baby had been abandoned by its mother."
這個嬰兒被母親遺棄了。
近義:mamma, mammy, mom, momma, mommy, mum
反義:child, descendant, girl