inevitable

避けられない、不可避の

何も止めることができず、必ず起こる。

やさしい英語で： Certain to happen because nothing can stop it.

• Change is inevitable.
• With both drivers speeding, a crash seemed inevitable.
• Some delays are inevitable during construction.

使い方： it is inevitable that… (It is inevitable that some people will disagree.)

類義語： unavoidable, inescapable

反対語： avoidable, preventable

よく使う表現： an inevitable result, inevitable consequences, seem inevitable

お決まりの、予想どおりの

毎回起こることや、とても典型的なことなので予想される。

やさしい英語で： Expected because it happens every time or is very typical.

• Then came the inevitable question about my age.
• He offered the inevitable excuse about traffic.
• We listened to the inevitable complaints about the food.

類義語： predictable, expected, usual

反対語： unexpected, unpredictable

よく使う表現： the inevitable question, the inevitable complaints, the inevitable joke