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英 [ɪn'tenʃn] 美 [ɪn'tenʃn]

• n. 意图；目的；意向；打算

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C][U]意图,意向; 目的; 打算

   that which one purposes or plan to do; aim; meaning

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 意图，意向，目的，打算
2. 意思，含义
3. 【逻】意念，<罕>内涵
4. <口>求婚意图
5. 【医】愈合（过程）
6. （弥撒等宗教活动的）目的
7. <古>专心致志

英英释义

Noun:

1. an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions;

   "his intent was to provide a new translation"
   "good intentions are not enough"
   "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"
   "he made no secret of his designs"
   

2. (usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal;

   "his intentions are entirely honorable"
   

3. an act of intending; a volition that you intend to carry out;

   "my intention changed once I saw her"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. I held back not knowing his real intention.
   我有点犹豫不定,不知道他的真正意图是什么。
2. What do you think was the author's intention in this passage?
   你认为作者写这一段的用意是什麽?
3. Acquaint him with your intention.
   让他知道你的意向。
4. Have you heard of her intention to resign?
   你听到她打算辞职的传闻了吗？
5. They have no intention of getting married at present.
   他们目前没有结婚的打算。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. He is motivated by good intentions.
   他的动机是善良的。
2. Have you heard of her intention to resign?
   你听说过她打算辞职吗?
3. The intention of the clause is clear.
   那条款的含意是清楚的。
4. No amount of fine rhetoric can cover up his true intentions.
   不管说得多么好听,也掩盖不了他的真实意图。

经典引文

• My soule..Is hurt with mere intention on their follies.

  出自： Jonson

• When thou prayest do it considerately, advisedly, with the whole Intention of thy Soul.

  出自： M. Hale

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• abandon one's intention 放弃打算
• announce〔declare〕 one's intention 说明意图
• carry out an intention 实现心愿
• conceal an intention 掩饰动机〔目的〕
• disguise〔intimate〕 one's intention 掩饰〔暗示〕自己的意图
• get at the real intention 领会真正的意图
• have an intention 有某种打算
• keep one's intention private〔secret〕 隐藏自己的动机
• puzzle out sb's intention 推敲出某人的意图
• state one's intention 说明意图

形容词+～

• bad〔evil, good〕 intention 恶〔歹,善〕意
• cordial〔sincere〕 intention 诚意
• deliberate intention 蓄意
• moral intention 道德感
• original intention 最初的意图〔打算〕
• secret intention 隐藏的想法,暗自打算
• serious intention 认真的打算

介词+～

• by intention 故意做
• a person of good intention 好心人
• with good intentions 好心好意地
• without intention 无意地

～+介词

• intention for … 的动机
• intention of helping sb 有意帮助某人

词义辨析

n. (名词)

intent, intention

• 这两个词的共同意思是“意向,企图”。
• 1.intention仅表示有意做某事,不强调有明确的计划; intent比起intention来,有更为明确的计划。
• 2.intent是正式用语,语气较强; 而intention是普通用语,语气较弱。

intention，intent，design

• 这些名词均有“意图、企图”之意。
• intention普通用词，指某人内心产生的想做某事的想法，侧重内心活动。
• intent法律用词，常指某人怀有歹意而犯罪。
• design多用复数形式，含贬义多指行为不轨的意图。

词源解说

• ☆ 14世纪中期进入英语，直接源自拉丁语的intentio，意为意图，目的。

近反义词

【近义词】

• aim
• design
• object
• purpose
• resolve