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in·dis·pens·able
/ˌɪndɪˈspɛn(t)səbəl/
不可缺少之物(
a
.)不可缺少的,不能避免的,絕對必要的
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
In·dis·pen·sa·ble
a.
1.
Not
dispensable
;
impossible
to
be
omitted
,
remitted
,
or
spared
;
absolutely
necessary
or
requisite
.
2.
Eccl.
Not
admitting
dispensation
;
not
subject
to
release
or
exemption
. [
R
.]
The
law
was
moral
and
indispensable
.
--
Bp
.
Burnet
.
3.
Unavoidable
;
inevitable
. [
Obs
.]
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
indispensable
adj
1:
not
to
be
dispensed
with
;
essential
; "
foods
indispensable
to
good
nutrition
" [
ant
:
dispensable
]
2:
absolutely
necessary
;
vitally
necessary
; "
essential
tools
and
materials
"; "
funds
essential
to
the
completion
of
the
project
"; "
an
indispensable
worker
" [
syn
:
essential
]
3:
unavoidable
; "
the
routine
but
indispensable
ceremonies
of
state
"
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