Смысл: necessity

necessity[nıʹsesıtı]
n
<Í> 1. необходимость, нужда, настоятельная потребность
of necessity - по необходимости
necessity for a decision - неотложная необходимость принять решение
in case of necessity - в случае необходимости
there is no necessity - нет никакой необходимости /нужды/
a necessity for action - необходимость действовать
it is a necessity to me - я без этого не могу обойтись
special necessities of the region - особые нужды данного района
in accordance with the necessities of the times - в соответствии с требованиями времени
to do smth. of necessity, to be under the necessity of doing smth. - быть вынужденным сделать что-л.
2. неизбежность; неотвратимость
logical necessity - логически неизбежный вывод; логическая необходимость
of necessity - непременно, неизбежно
it must of necessity be discovered - это неизбежно должно раскрыться
to bow /to submit/ to necessity - принять неизбежное
3. предмет первой необходимости (тж. prime necessity)
household necessities - предметы домашнего обихода
food and warmth are necessities - без еды и тепла нельзя жить
4. нужда, бедность
to be in great necessity - нуждаться, жить в крайней бедности
5. филос.
1) необходимость
necessity and chance - необходимость и случайность
2) причинная обусловленность
doctrine of necessity - детерминизм
♢ to make a virtue of necessity - делать вид, что действуешь добровольно
necessity is the mother of invention - посл. ≅ голь на выдумки хитра
necessity knows no law - посл. нужда закона не знает (а через шагает); нужда свой закон пишет

necessity Идиома

necessity is the mother of invention

our needs cause us to invent devices, build a better mousetrap Do you think the invention of TV proves that necessity is the mother of invention?

of necessity

necessarily ；unavoidably必然地；不可避免地
With the Spring Festival coming soon， the traffic will of necessity become heavier．随着春节的到来，运输必将更加繁忙。
Being your lawyer，he will of necessity want to know all the details．作为你的律师，他当然要了解全部细节。

out of necessity

Idiom(s): out of necessity

Theme: NEED

because of necessity; due to need.
• I bought this hat out of necessity. I needed one, and this was all there was.
• We sold our car out of necessity.

Necessity is the mother of invention.

The need for something forces people to find a way of obtaining it.

Make a virtue out of necessity

If you make a virtue out of necessity, you make the best of a difficult or unsatisfactory situation.

make a virtue of necessity|make|necessity|virtue

v. phr. Make the best of things as they are; do cheerfully what you do. After Mr. Wilson lost all his money, he made a virtue of necessity and found a new and interesting life as a teacher.
Compare: MAKE THE BEST OF.

of necessity|necessity

adv. phr. Because there is no other way; because it must be; necessarily. Being a professional actor of necessity means working nights and Sundays.

make a virtue of necessity

make a virtue of necessity
Do the best one can under given circumstances, as in Since he can't break the contract, Bill's making a virtue of necessity. This expression first appeared in English in Chaucer's The Knight's Tale: “Then is it wisdom, as it thinketh me, to make virtue of necessity.” Also see make the best of it.

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In addition to the idiom beginning with necessity, also see make a virtue of necessity; of necessity.