essentialness
基本解釋
- adj.本質(zhì)的;必要的;重要的
- n.要素;必需品
詞源解說
- 14世紀(jì)中期進(jìn)入英語,直接源自後期拉丁語的essentialis,意爲(wèi)和本質(zhì)相關(guān)的。
用法辨析
- essential用作形容詞指事物賴以存在或與他物相區(qū)別的“最基本的”東西。一般與to或for連用,表示“對(duì)…是要緊的”。
- essential用於“It is/was essential+that-clause”結(jié)搆時(shí), that從句要用虛擬語氣。
adj. (形容詞)
英漢例句
- They lay on all essential services.
他們提供一切必要的服務(wù)。 - We can live without clothes, but food and drink are essential.
沒有衣服我們可以生存,但是食物和水是維持生命所必不可少的。 - Food is essential for life.
生命離不開食物。 - It is essential for us to know all the facts.
對(duì)我們來說,了解所有的事實(shí)是必要的。 - It is essential that you should come home early.
你有必要早點(diǎn)廻家。 - The information and advice are boiled down to bare essentials.
各種資料與建議縮短爲(wèi)極簡(jiǎn)單的要點(diǎn)。
用作形容詞 (adj.)
用作定語: ~+ n.
用作表語: S+be+~
S+be+~+ prep .-phrase
It is/was+~+for sb+to- v
It is/was+~+that-clause
用作名詞 (n.)
詞組短語
- essential character 本質(zhì)特征
- essential elements 要素
- essential goods 必需品
- essential harmony 基本和諧
- essential to good health 對(duì)於健康十分必要
- essential to the growth of crops 對(duì)莊稼的生長(zhǎng)是必不可少的
- grasp the essentials 抓住本質(zhì)