1. 1可能發生的事(多指不好的)、不測

    An eventuality is a thing that might happen — and people usually say it when they are thinking about a bad or awkward possibility, and getting ready for it. We should plan for every eventuality means: think of the ways this could go wrong, and have an answer. It is a formal, careful, office-and-news word. You would not tell a friend bring a jacket in case of that eventuality; you would say in case it rains, or just in case. Though actually, it does not have to be a disaster — only something that is not certain yet. It sits next to possibility, but it sounds heavier, more like a plan for trouble. Do not mix it with eventually, which means in the end.

組成Copied from French éventualité: eventual + -ity.

同家族的字

  • eventualeventual + -ity
  • eventuallysame family, but eventually means in the end, not a possible event

原始詞典資料2 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

eventualitynoun/ɪˌvɛntjuˈælɪti/

  • 1

    A possible event; something that may happen.

    • Vigil: You are not Prothean. But you are not machine, either. This eventuality was one of many that was anticipated. This is why we sent our warning through the beacons.
    • England could have met world and European champions Spain but that eventuality was avoided by Sweden's 2-0 win against France, and Rooney's first goal in a major tournament since scoring twice in the 4-2 victory over Croatia in Lisbon at Euro 2004.
  • 2

    obsoletehuman-sciencesmedicinephrenologyAn individual's propensity to take notice of events, changes, or facts.

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