1.
unavoidable; inevitable; inescapable
Something that cannot be avoided or prevented. A formal word used in analytical, academic, and news contexts.
衝突は不可避だった。
The collision was unavoidable.
少子化による人口減少は不可避だ。
Population decline due to the falling birthrate is inevitable.
テクノロジーの進化に伴う社会変化は不可避であり、対応策を考えるべきだ。
Social change accompanying technological evolution is inevitable, and we should consider countermeasures.
USAGE:
不可避 is a formal, written-style word. In everyday conversation, 避けられない is more natural. 不可避 appears frequently in news, essays, and academic writing.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 不可避な事態 (an unavoidable situation)
- 不可避の結果 (an inevitable result)
- 不可避的に (inevitably)
GRAMMAR:
Functions as a noun or na-adjective (不可避な). The adverbial form 不可避的に is also used.