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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
inevitable



in·ev·it·able AW BrE [ɪnˈevɪtəbl] NAmE [ɪnˈevɪtəbl] adjective
1. that you cannot avoid or prevent
Syn: unavoidable
It was an inevitable consequence of the decision.
It was inevitable that there would be job losses.
A rise in the interest rates seems inevitable.
2. only before noun (often humorous)so frequent that you always expect it
the English and their inevitable cups of tea
3. the inevitablenoun singular something that is certain to happen
You have to accept the inevitable.
The inevitable happened— I forgot my passport.
Derived Word:inevitability

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin inevitabilis, from in- ‘not’ + evitabilis ‘avoidable’ (from evitare ‘avoid’).

Thesaurus:
inevitable adj.
A rise in interest rates seems inevitable.
unavoidable • • inescapable • |written necessary • |formal inexorable
Opp: avoidable
a/an inevitable/unavoidable/necessary consequence
a/an inevitable/inescapable/necessary conclusion/fact
the inevitable/inexorable slide into/towards war, fascism, mediocrity, etc.
Inevitable or unavoidable? Inevitable is much more frequent and has a wider range of collocates. Unavoidable always describes sth unpleasant, such as delays and consequences.

Example Bank:
She bowed to the inevitable= accepted a situation in which she had no choice and resigned.
The scandal made her resignation inevitable.
They came to see defeat as inevitable.
A rise in interest rates seems inevitable.
It was inevitable that there would be job losses.


Example Bank:
She was learning to accept the inevitability of death.
The tragedy had a certain inevitability about it.
We must all, sooner or later, confront the inevitability of death.
World war has ceased to be an inevitability.

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