needful

英/ ˈniːdfl /

美/ ˈniːdfl /

1
必要的
... indispensable adj.不可缺少的；不能撇开的 n.不可少的人（或物） prerequisite adj. 先决条件的，必要的 n.先决条件，前提 needful adj.必要的 ...
2
必需的
... important重要的 needful必需的 demanding要求多的 ...
3
穷困的
needful(穷困的), 此释义来源于网络辞典。
4
需要的
... 正常需要 normal requirement 需要的 necessary; needful; required; requisite 必要的, 需要的 needful ...

短语

1
His last book, "Needful Things," was a retread of tired material.
他的上一本书《必需品》尽在重复些陈旧的内容。
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2
The section of society most needful of such guidance is the young male.
最需要此类指导的社会群体是青年男性。
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3
Thou should'st rest is indeed a needful thing, since thou must journey to the city presently.
您应该休息一下，这非常有必要，因为您不久就要到城里去了。

Needful
"Do the needful" is an expression which means "do that which is necessary", with the respectful implication that the other party is trusted to understand what needs doing without being given detailed instruction. The phrase is common in Indian English; its direct translation in Hindi is जरुरी {jaruri} [za-roo-ree].The expression is currently used mainly in Indian English. The expression was current in both British and American English well into the early 20th century.The Oxford English Dictionary lists examples of usage from 1709 (Richard Steele in the Tatler), 1771 (Samuel Foote in Maid of Bath), 1821 (Maria Edgeworth in a letter), 1831 (Walter Scott in his journal), 1929 (I. Colvin in his Life of Dyer), and 1992 (Jeff Torrington in Swing Hammer Swing!), the last likely used humorously.

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