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inevitable

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inevitable ˈnɛvətəbəl/ adjective
inevitable
ˈnɛvətəbəl/
adjective
Learner's definition of INEVITABLE
: sure to happen必然发生的;不可避免的

the inevitable

: something that is sure to happen必然发生的事;不可避免的事

— inevitability

/ɪˌnɛvətəˈbɪləti/ noun [noncount]

— inevitably

ˈnɛvətəbli/ adverb
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2837 COCA: 3561

inevitable

adjective

in·​ev·​i·​ta·​ble i-ˈne-və-tə-bəl How to pronounce inevitable (audio)
: incapable of being avoided or evaded
an inevitable outcome
inevitability noun
inevitableness noun

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Absolutely Inevitable (Or Not)

Inevitable can occasionally be found used as a noun (“the inevitable had come to pass”), but more frequently it is encountered as an adjective. Some, in fact, would classify this word not only as an adjective, but as a special kind: the absolute adjective.Absolute adjectives permit little or no variation, and cannot (in the view of some) be used in the comparative or superlative form. For instance, a person may be dead or not, but cannot be the deadest among other dead people. This neat classification seems logical enough, yet it does not apply in all situations. After all, we often speak of things as dead in a non-biological sense; can a ball that is dead (not fully inflated) be deader than another ball? Of course it can. Similar attempts to impose the "absolute" label have been made in the case of inevitable. Some consider it improper to modify the word, arguing that “almost inevitable” is illogical. Yet these two words have been successfully paired together since at least 1576, when Abraham Flemming, in a translation of Cicero, wrote, “in what snares (almost ineuitable) of vnluckinesse we be intangled.”

Example Sentences

The captain of archers fidgeted and coughed and rolled his eyes at his men, as if such cupidity and dishonor were an inevitable but minor aspect of the human predicament … Michael Chabon, New York Times Magazine, 6 May 2007 In a society that has gold-plated everything from hubcaps to teeth, it was perhaps inevitable that someone would find a way to add some bling to bacteria. Zach Zorich, Discover, February 2006 The Vikings disappeared, but the Inuit survived, proving that human survival in Greenland was not impossible and the Vikings' disappearance not inevitable. Jared M. Diamond, Collapse, 2005 getting wet is inevitable if you are going to try to give your dog a bath
Recent Examples on the Web These outbreaks demonstrate that a resurgence is inevitable unless stakeholders vigilantly ensure worldwide childhood immunizations, which can be undertaken with concerted action. Awi Federgruen, STAT, 16 Sep. 2022 But to hear Amazon’s team tell it, streaming sports is inevitable, and TNF is just the tip of the spear. Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Sep. 2022 In a letter to the government last month, the British Beer and Pub Association had already said that mass job losses were inevitable in the absence of help for an industry that employs 940,000 people. Louisa Loveluck, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2022 And so, on Friday, the league reached a conclusion that has seemed inevitable for years: Major League Baseball is finally on the clock. Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2022 Sometimes, according to board experts, who say cattiness and aggression are certainly not a feature of all boards but are inevitable when powerful leaders are placed in heady roles and tasked with finding solutions to complex high-stakes issues. Lila Maclellan, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2022 The speed and intensity of the joint selloff surprised investors, but many said the declines themselves seemed inevitable after the pandemic carried bond yields to record lows. Matt Grossman, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022 With seven nominees from only two series, vote splitting is inevitable in this battle of the stellar ensembles. Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 8 Sep. 2022 Yet that seemed inevitable before Reynolds and McElhenney took over. Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Latin inevitabilis, from in- + evitabilis evitable

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of inevitable was in the 14th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2837 COCA: 3561
inevitable

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB | PHRASES VERBSappear, be, look, seem顯得難以避免;無法避免;看上去無法逃避;似乎不可避免become變得不可避免make sth使⋯不可避免The scandal made her resignation inevitable.醜聞使得她不得不辭職。consider sth, regard sth as, see sth as認為⋯不可避免They came to see defeat as inevitable.他們逐漸認識到失敗是不可避免的。ADVERBalmost, virtually幾乎不可避免apparently, seemingly看上去/看樣子不可避免historically歷史上不可避免PHRASESbow to the inevitable無奈屈從She bowed to the inevitable (= accepted a situation in which she had no choice) and resigned.她迫於無奈,只得辭職。

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