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单词 necessary evil
释义
necessary evil
noun[C]
uk
/ˌnes.ə.ser.i ˈiː.vəl/us
/ˌnes.ə.ser.i ˈiː.vəl/
somethingunpleasantthat must beacceptedinordertoachieveaparticularresult:
不想做但必须做的事；不得不接受的事
Ithinkheregardsworkas anecessaryevil.我想他把工作看成是迫不得已的事。
MostAmericansaccepttaxesas anecessaryevil.大多数美国人认为纳税是必须的。
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(Definition ofnecessary evilfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofnecessary evil

necessary evil
The invisible part of politics - lobbying, majority maneuvers, and persuasion - is anecessaryevilto manage problems effectively.
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On a libertarian account, the state is ultimately seen as anecessaryeviland should remain extremely limited in power and scope.
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The former saw the jobber as anecessaryevil, the latter saw the jobber as an exploitative agent.
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While authors may see peer review as anecessaryevil, most recognize that it plays an important role in validating their work.
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Coercion is thus considered anecessaryevilfor the good of society and eventually for the long-term interests of every member.
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It is surely more of anecessaryevil.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Surely in a case of that kind of boys of eighteen and nineteen an ordinary short term of imprisonment is anecessaryevil.
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The punishment of the criminal is anecessaryevil, an evil which we all deplore, and which we would all see avoided if possible.
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Consideration of the stakeholder, the old and the young, and the environment was anecessaryeviland was tolerated—just.
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Before the war, 1: used to describe flats as anecessaryevil.
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Travelling to work is anecessaryevil, and one that it is to be hoped can be achieved with the minimum of inconvenience.
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It is a great tragedy, but it is anecessaryevil.
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I think that everyone agrees that compulsory purchasing powers are at best anecessaryevil.
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Clause 5 cannot be considered anything but anecessaryevil, necessary in order to settle a legacy of muddle left us by our predecessors.
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But at the moment it is anecessaryevil.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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