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necessity is the mother of invention used to say that if someone really needs to do something, they will find a way of doing it需要乃发明之母 necessity is the mother of invention proverb when the need for something becomes imperative, you are forced to find ways of getting or achieving it. 〈谚〉需要乃发明之母。 neˌcessity is the ˌmother of inˈvention(saying)a difficult new problem forces people to think of a solution to it需要是发明之母 |