inevitable/Inˋɛvətəbḷ; Iˈnevətəb$l or IˈnevItəb$l/adj 1 if something is inevitable, it will definitely happen and you cannot avoid it 必然发生的﹐不可避免的: Death is inevitable. 死亡是无法避免的。It is inevitable that you will be caught. 你必会被抓。2 the inevitable something that will definitely happen 必然会发生的事: Finally, the inevitable happened and he lost his job. 最后﹐不可避免的事发生了﹐他丢了工作。—inevitably adv : Inevitably, his alcohol problem affected his work. 他酗酒的问题必然影响了他的工作。 —inevitability /I͵nɛvətəˋbIlətI; IˌnevətəˈbIləti or IˌnevItəˈbIlIti/n [U]