英語

inevitable

gb/ɪnˈɛvətəbəl/ us/ɪnˈɛvətəbəl/
B2 英語
~ 2900
語義
0件の語義
adjective B2 property
1

Certain to happen; unavoidable

Sure to happen and cannot be stopped or avoided.

用法パターン: [something] is inevitable
よくある間違い:
Learners sometimes confuse 'inevitable' with 'imminent'. 'Inevitable' means it will definitely happen sometime, not necessarily soon.
類義語
unavoidable (Neutral tone; directly states that something cannot be avoided.) | certain (Emphasizes certainty more than impossibility of prevention.)
対義語
avoidable (Indicates that something can be prevented or stopped.) | preventable (Focuses on the possibility of taking action to stop something from happening.)
コロケーション
seem inevitable |become inevitable |make [something] inevitable |inevitable result |inevitable outcome
テーマ
daily life |philosophy |emotions |core_vocabulary
例文
  • Change is inevitable in any growing company.
  • With such poor planning, failure seemed inevitable.
  • Aging is an inevitable part of life.
  • Given the evidence, his resignation was inevitable.
学習者向け例文
  • Rain is inevitable in the rainy season.
  • It is inevitable that the sun will rise tomorrow.
  • Mistakes are inevitable when you are learning.
  • His anger was inevitable after hearing the bad news.
文法
辞書形
inevitable
IPA
GB/ɪnˈɛvətəbəl/
US/ɪnˈɛvətəbəl/
音節・強勢
in - ev - it - able (4音節)
Stress on 2nd syllable (ev)
活用形
Adjective
  • Base: inevitable
関連語
Core family
inevitably adverb B2 inevitability noun
Negative and opposite forms
avoidable adjective preventable adjective
表現

accept the inevitable

1
/æksˈɛpt ðə ɪnˈɛvətəbəl/
fixed phrase

Agree to something unavoidable

To agree that something will happen and stop trying to change it.

例文
  • She accepted the inevitable and signed the divorce papers.
  • We must accept the inevitable and adapt.

make [something] inevitable

1
/mˈeɪk sˈʌmθɪŋ ɪnˈɛvətəbəl/
fixed phrase

Cause something to be unavoidable

To do something that ensures another thing will happen and cannot be stopped.

例文
  • The lack of funding made the project's failure inevitable.
  • Poor communication made misunderstandings inevitable.

the inevitable

1
/ðə ɪnˈɛvətəbəl/
fixed phrase

An unavoidable event or outcome

The thing that cannot be stopped from happening.

例文
  • After months of tension, the inevitable finally happened: they broke up.
  • He faced the inevitable with courage.

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