purpose

/ˈpɜːpəs//ˈpɜːrpəs/

★★★★★n.

purpose
purposes

purposes
purposing
purposed
purposed

n

① 1目的;意图,意向2(东西的)用途
- His only purpose in life is to get rich.他的人生的唯一目的是致富。
- The house is now used as a garage, but it wasn't built for that purpose.那栋房子现在当车库用,但它不是为了那个目的而建造的。
- for purposes of business为了做生意
- for educational purposes为了教育的目的;为了教育
- For what purpose are you going to Paris?=What is your purpose in going to Paris?你要到巴黎去目的何在?
- answer [fulfill, serve] the [one's] purpose适合目的;合适
- I'll do my best to bring about [attain, accomplish, carry out] my purpose.我将尽力去达到我的目的。
- These things have various purposes.这些东西有种种用途。

② 决心,决意
- week of purpose意志薄弱,没有决心
- wanting in purpose缺乏决断力

③ 效果
- There is no purpose in advising him.劝他是没用的。

vt

① 【文】意图;打算;决心(★一般用intend或plan)
- I've purposed a voyage around the world.我已经打算环航世界。
- He purposed to open [opening] a bookstore.他想开一家书店。
- His father purposed that he should be a lawyer.他父亲的意思是要他当律师。

字辨

intention: 指存在于心中的计划或意念,为一般的用语

intent: 比前者意图更明确,为稍正式的用语,主要用于法律

purpose: 指具有坚定决心的意图、计划或目的

design: 指为获得某种结果而伴有细心计划的意图

aim: 尤指含有某种意图,因而全力以赴

end: 指被当作某行动的当然归结而存在于心中的最终目标,为means(手段)的反义字

object: 指某种欲望等的直接对象,或所期望的状态

词族

purposefuladj.有目的的,有意图的
purposelessadj.没有目的的,无意义的,无益的

短语

for [with] the purpose of V-ing ...
- ① 目的在于;为了
- He bought the land for [with] the purpose of building a villa on it.他为了盖一栋别墅而买下那块地。
for practical purposes
- ① 实际上(=in reality)
- The campaign against smoking was supposed to last for a week, but for all practical purposes it's over.反吸烟运动本应持续一星期,但实际上已经结束。
of purpose
- ① 【英】【文】故意地,蓄意
on purpose
- ① 故意地(←→by accident)
- He stepped on my toe on purpose他故意踩我的脚趾
on purpose to-V ...
- ① 有意…;是要…
- He came to Taipei on purpose to see me.他到台北来是为了要见我。
- She gave him the photo on purpose for him to remember her.她给他那张照片是要他记住她。
to little [no] purpose
- ① 几乎[毫]无效果
- I tried hard to no purpose.我努力尝试却毫无效果。
to some [good] purpose
- ① 相当[十分]成功;有些[很有]效果
to the purpose
- ① 剀切;得要领;中肯
- His speech was not to the purpose.他的演讲未得要领。

同义词

aimn.目的
ambitionn.野心
functionn.功用
goaln.目标
intentionn.意图
objectn.目的
objectiven.目标
pointn.目的
willn.意志

contemplate
decidedness
decision
decisiveness
design
determination
end
firmness
intend
intent
job
mark
mean
meaning
mind
plan
project
propose
purposefulness
resoluteness
resolution
resolve
role
target
task
toughness
view
why
willpower

purport
use

词路径

entity
abstraction
abstract entity
psychological feature
cognition
knowledge
noesis
content
cognitive content
mental object
goal
end
purpose
intent
intention
aim
design

上位词

end
firmness
firmness of purpose
goal
resoluteness
resolution
resolve
usefulness
utility

下位词

cross-purpose
diligence
doggedness
final cause
idea
indefatigability
indefatigableness
industriousness
industry
mind
perseverance
persistence
persistency
pertinacity
raison d'etre
sake
tenaciousness
tenacity
tirelessness
view
will

单词	purpose
释义	purpose /ˈpɜːpəs//ˈpɜːrpəs/ ★★★★★n. purpose purposes purposes purposing purposed purposed n ① 1目的;意图,意向2(东西的)用途 His only purpose in life is to get rich.他的人生的唯一目的是致富。 The house is now used as a garage, but it wasn't built for that purpose.那栋房子现在当车库用,但它不是为了那个目的而建造的。 for purposes of business为了做生意 for educational purposes为了教育的目的;为了教育 For what purpose are you going to Paris?=What is your purpose in going to Paris?你要到巴黎去目的何在? answer [fulfill, serve] the [one's] purpose适合目的;合适 I'll do my best to bring about [attain, accomplish, carry out] my purpose.我将尽力去达到我的目的。 These things have various purposes.这些东西有种种用途。 ② 决心,决意 week of purpose意志薄弱,没有决心 wanting in purpose缺乏决断力 ③ 效果 There is no purpose in advising him.劝他是没用的。 vt ① 【文】意图;打算;决心(★一般用intend或plan) I've purposed a voyage around the world.我已经打算环航世界。 He purposed to open [opening] a bookstore.他想开一家书店。 His father purposed that he should be a lawyer.他父亲的意思是要他当律师。字辨 intention: 指存在于心中的计划或意念,为一般的用语 intent: 比前者意图更明确,为稍正式的用语,主要用于法律 purpose: 指具有坚定决心的意图、计划或目的 design: 指为获得某种结果而伴有细心计划的意图 aim: 尤指含有某种意图,因而全力以赴 end: 指被当作某行动的当然归结而存在于心中的最终目标,为means(手段)的反义字 object: 指某种欲望等的直接对象,或所期望的状态词族 purposefuladj.有目的的,有意图的 purposelessadj.没有目的的,无意义的,无益的短语 for [with] the purpose of V-ing ... ① 目的在于;为了 He bought the land for [with] the purpose of building a villa on it.他为了盖一栋别墅而买下那块地。 for practical purposes ① 实际上(=in reality) The campaign against smoking was supposed to last for a week, but for all practical purposes it's over.反吸烟运动本应持续一星期,但实际上已经结束。 of purpose ① 【英】【文】故意地,蓄意 on purpose ① 故意地(←→by accident) He stepped on my toe on purpose他故意踩我的脚趾 on purpose to-V ... ① 有意…;是要… He came to Taipei on purpose to see me.他到台北来是为了要见我。 She gave him the photo on purpose for him to remember her.她给他那张照片是要他记住她。 to little [no] purpose ① 几乎[毫]无效果 I tried hard to no purpose.我努力尝试却毫无效果。 to some [good] purpose ① 相当[十分]成功;有些[很有]效果 to the purpose ① 剀切;得要领;中肯 His speech was not to the purpose.他的演讲未得要领。同义词 aimn.目的 ambitionn.野心 functionn.功用 goaln.目标 intentionn.意图 objectn.目的 objectiven.目标 pointn.目的 willn.意志 contemplate decidedness decision decisiveness design determination end firmness intend intent job mark mean meaning mind plan project propose purposefulness resoluteness resolution resolve role target task toughness view why willpower purport use 词路径 entity abstraction abstract entity psychological feature cognition knowledge noesis content cognitive content mental object goal end purpose intent intention aim design 上位词 end firmness firmness of purpose goal resoluteness resolution resolve usefulness utility 下位词 cross-purpose diligence doggedness final cause idea indefatigability indefatigableness industriousness industry mind perseverance persistence persistency pertinacity raison d'etre sake tenaciousness tenacity tirelessness view will
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