purpose
/ˈpɜːpəs/
n.
一句话记住
目的;意图;用途;决心;意义感
释义与例句
n.
目的;意图;用途
the reason for which something is done or exists, or the function it is intended to serve
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The main purpose of the visit was to strengthen trade relations.
此次访问的主要目的是加强贸易关系。
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This room serves several different purposes.
这个房间有多种不同用途。
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For the purpose of this study, adults are defined as people over eighteen.
就本研究而言,成年人指十八岁以上的人。
n.
决心;意义感
a feeling of determination, or the feeling that your life and actions have meaning
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She approached the task with a strong sense of purpose.
她带着强烈的目标感着手处理这项任务。
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Volunteering gave him a renewed sense of purpose.
志愿服务让他重新找到了生活的意义。
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The team worked with purpose despite the difficult conditions.
尽管条件艰苦,这个团队仍目标坚定地工作。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
on purpose 表示“故意地”;by accident 表示“偶然地”,二者不要混淆。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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purposeful 有目的的;坚定的;有意义的形容词,可指行为有明确目的,也可指态度坚定。
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purposely 故意地;特意地副词,表示有意而为,而非偶然发生,与 on purpose 含义接近。
同义词
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aim 目标;目的purpose 指做某事的原因、预期结果或事物用途;aim 更强调希望达到的目标,常用于项目、政策、课程或研究。The main aim of the course is to develop research skills. 这门课程的主要目标是培养研究技能。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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propose 提议;建议;打算purpose 是名词,读 /ˈpɜːpəs/,表示目的或用途;propose 是动词,读 /prəˈpəʊz/,表示提议、打算或求婚。We propose to hold the next meeting in May. 我们建议下次会议在五月举行。
常见搭配
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for the purpose of 为了……的目的The data were collected for the purpose of academic research. 收集这些数据是为了开展学术研究。
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on purpose 故意地She insisted that she had not broken the window on purpose. 她坚持说自己不是故意打破窗户的。
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serve a purpose 起作用;有用途Even the empty boxes can serve a useful purpose. 即使是空盒子也能派上用场。