from happening nevitable: a 1. that cannot be avoided; that is sure to happen 不可避免的灾难 (an inevitable disaster) *It seems inevitable that they ' ll lose 2. so frequently seen, heard, etc. that it is familiar and expected *a tourist with his inevitable camera cf. inevitable, unavoidable doomed 这三个词都是形容词,都有“不可避免的、注定的”意思。 devita|e指不能被躲避、逃避,表示事情必然发生。例如: An argument is inevitable because they disliked each other so much.争论是不可避免的,因为他们如此讨厌对方。 unavoidable指即使采取谨慎的行动也无法逃脱将要发生的事情,如破产、结 婚等可以说是 unavoidable,而死亡或命运则是 inevitable例如: Noise is unavoidable when you learn to beat a drum =y 打鼓,噪音是不可避免的。 doomed概指贬义,多指悲惨的和不可抵抗的命运,即使后面不接其他成 分也是如此。例如 They informed the Prime Minister that his government was doomed.他们告诉首相,他的政府注定要垮台。 17)(L. 71)rigidity: n 1. the quality or state of being rigid The rigidity of the metal caused it to crack =这金属因刚度强而产生裂纹。) 2. an instance of being rigid He deplored the rigidity of her views rigid: a 1. stiff; not bending or yielding a rigid support for the tent 1111 from happening inevitable: a. 1. that cannot be avoided; that is sure to happen 不可避免的灾难 (=an inevitable disaster) *It seems inevitable that they'll lose. 2. so frequently seen, heard, etc. that it is familiar and expected *a tourist with his inevitable camera cf. inevitable, unavoidable & doomed 这三个词都是形容词，都有“不可避免的、注定的”意思。 Inevitable 指不能被躲避、逃避，表示事情必然发生。例如： *An argument is inevitable because they disliked each other so much. 争论是不可避免的，因为他们如此讨厌对方。 unavoidable 指即使采取谨慎的行动也无法逃脱将要发生的事情，如破产、结 婚等可以说是 unavoidable，而死亡或命运则是 inevitable。例如： * Noise is unavoidable when you learn to beat a drum. 学习 打鼓，噪音是不可避免的。 doomed 概指贬义，多指悲惨的和不可抵抗的命运，即使后面不接其他成 分也是如此。例如： *They informed the Prime Minister that his government was doomed. 他们告诉首相，他的政府注定要垮台。 17) (L. 71) rigidity: n. 1. the quality or state of being rigid *The rigidity of the metal caused it to crack. （＝这金属因刚度强而产生裂纹。） 2. an instance of being rigid *He deplored the rigidity of her views. rigid: a. 1. stiff; not bending or yielding *a rigid support for the tent