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单词 eventuality
释义
eventuality
noun[C]
uk
/ɪˌven.tʃuˈæl.ə.ti/us
/ɪˌven.tʃuˈæl.ə.t̬i/
somethingunpleasantorunexpectedthat mighthappenorexistin thefuture:
（指令人不快或意料之外的）可能发生的事件；可能出现的结果
We'vetriedtoanticipatethe mostlikelyproblems, but it'simpossibleto bepreparedforalleventualities/everyeventuality.我们已尽力去预见最可能出现的问题，但是要对所有可能出现的情况做到有备无患是不可能的。
I'mlookingfor atravelinsurancepolicythat willcoverme foranyeventuality.我正在找一种能够承保旅行时发生的任何意外的险种。
Synonym
contingencyformal
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(Definition ofeventualityfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

eventuality| American Dictionary

eventuality
noun[C]
us
/ɪˌven·tʃuˈæl·ət̬·i/
apossiblehappeningorresult:
IthoughtI couldcopewith any eventuality.
(Definition ofeventualityfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofeventuality

eventuality
It is necessary for each department to subsequently have a plan of action in thiseventuality.
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To our knowledge this secondeventualityhas received little empirical attention.
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All possible eventualities, including the bishop's absence from the country and a lack of suitable candidates from within the priory, were accounted for.
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Likewise, her bare forms do not predominantly refer to future/modal eventualities; rather they refer to ongoing situations, as is the case for monolinguals.
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It seems natural to require from a voting rule that it be capable of dealing with such eventualities.
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However, as obvious, such aneventualitycan be assessed only ex post facto, by the means offered by the resultant state.
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Even though the verb semantically denotes the initial part of aneventuality, it is not clear how that part is specified.
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Prior to his dementia, the patient expressed a preference for being allowed, in thateventuality, to die.
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Thus, statives express non-quantized (homogeneous) eventualities of unlimited duration.
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Whether one wishes to rent a room or to mail some belongings, a contract covering everyeventualityis required.
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We would each want to insure against thateventuality.
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The apparent generalisation about enjoy and similar verbs is that semantically they always take eventualities.
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Should this vein of history-writing expire, however - aneventualitythat seems increasingly likely - it will have to be resuscitated by political scientists.
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Eithereventualitywould cast doubt on the value of a housewife's erstwhile contribution to the marriage and her status within it.
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These eventualities came to fruition as the demand for all sorts of consumer goods increased tremendously after the war.
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