英:[ɪˌventʃuˈæləti]
美:[ɪˌvɛntʃuˈælɪti]
英:[ɪˌventʃuˈæləti]
美:[ɪˌvɛntʃuˈælɪti]
e·ven·tu·al·i·ty
ih ven chu ae lih ti
复数:eventualities
词根:eventual
adj.eventual 最后的,结果的;可能的;终于的
vi.eventuate 结果为;发生,终于发生
noun
something that might happen; contingent occurrence.Her having a stroke is an eventuality that her doctor would like to prevent.They tried to prepare for all eventualities before embarking on their trip.
1759年,"可能发生的事件",源自 eventual 和 -ity,仿效法语 éventualité。
The first known use of eventuality was in 1650
everlasting1 of 2adjective
lasting forever : eternal
going on for a long time or for too long
everlasting complaints
keeping form or color for a long time when dried
everlasting flowers
everlasting2 of 2noun
a plant with everlasting flowers
an everlasting flower
evergreen1 of 2adjective
having leaves that remain green and functional through more than one growing season compare deciduous
most conifers are evergreen trees
evergreen2 of 2noun
an evergreen plantalso: conifer
plural twigs and branches of evergreen plants used for decoration
evergreen1 of 2adjective
having leaves that remain green and functional through more than one growing season compare deciduous
most conifers are evergreen trees
evergreen2 of 2noun
an evergreen plantalso: conifer
plural twigs and branches of evergreen plants used for decoration
evergladenoun
a low-lying tract of swampy or marshy land
everadverb
at all times : always
ever faithful
at any time
has this ever been done before
in any way : at all
how can I ever thank you
—used especially with so to give more force to a word
thank you ever so much
eventualitynoun
something that might happen : possibility
1 The event’s referee, Dan Schachner, stays ready for all eventualities by keeping five identical uniforms in his dressing room so he can change when accidents occur.
2 The full review of Exercise Cygnus has never been officially published, but leaks have revealed that it showed the UK’s health system and local authorities were woefully unprepared for such an eventuality.
3 Japan's Prime minister, Naoto Kan, said he had ordered ministers to prepare for any eventuality.
日本副首相菅直人称他已经命令大臣们为不测事件做准备。
4 I’m hoping our mother lives for 10 to 20 more years, but we are just planning for the eventuality of her death.
5 Day and night they heard the muffled thud of the picks above and dreamt of the collapse of the grotto and of every ghastly eventuality.
6 He equips with arms with the axe being ready for any eventuality.
他用斧子武装起来以防万一.
7 Tomorrow, the weather could be different and therefore we must be ready to tackle any eventuality.
明天天气也许会有所不同,我们必须为所有可能都做好准备。
8 Their officers claimed, with supercilious air, that they practiced speed and marksmanship in case the French should invade; but we all of us knew for what eventuality they prepared.
9 That is an eventuality, Siddhartha Mukherjee argues in his new book, “The Gene”, for which the world is almost wholly unprepared.
10 In retrospect, the happy ending of our hike seems a fated eventuality, but logic — and a hundred other hiker horror stories — suggest otherwise.
11 But Reverend Thomas didn’t intend to wait for that eventuality, so as Sister Monroe approached the pulpit from the right he started descending from the left.
12 The bottom line is that although I can see many eventualities, none of them comes with a guarantee of elevated happiness and most ring a far more cautionary note.
13 But they agreed that going to the highest level could be an eventuality.
但他们一致认同,最终很可能会达到那个级别。
14 In Parliament on Monday, Vince Cable, the leader of the Liberal Democrats, got a non-denial denial out of May when he asked if it was true that Whitehall was preparing for such an eventuality.
15 It’s natural to want to protect your child, but it’s impossible for you to ring-fence her from all emotional eventualities.
16 But they agreed that going to the highest level could be an eventuality.
但他们一致认同,最终很可能会达到那个级别.
17 To avoid such eventualities, it’s best to find a doctor with a conservative touch and supplement the procedure with skin-supporting routines like daily SPF.
18 The AI code needs to be built on a foundation that is flexible enough to respond to any eventuality.
这样的AI代码需要构建在这样的基础上:灵活并且能够响应各种偶然事件。
19 It is to be understood in terms of changes which mediated its eventuality and composed its historical character.
资讯科技是根据斡旋了它的不测事,而且组成了它的历史个性的变化被了解。
20 But the move by some well-heeled SoHo stores to fortify themselves indicated that preparations for coming weeks are being undertaken with every eventuality in mind.
2 最终
end final net extreme ultimate supreme definitive wrap-up darrein ult. fin. finally ultimately at the end
3 结尾
terminal closing windup desinence last close foot envoy coda consummation finality end-all postlude terminate
4 可能发生之事
5 不测事件
6 偶然性
iffy accident haphazard fortuity circumstantiality haphazardry accidental contingency contingence
7 可能发生的事
8 可能出现的结果