purpose

['pə:pəs]

n.目的, 决心, 意图, 议题
vt.打算, 决意

例句与用法：

She seems to do these things on purpose.

她似乎是有意地做这些事。

He purposed to visit South America.

他计划去南美。

Did you come to London for the purpose of seeing your family, or for business purposes?

你到伦敦来的目的是为了要看望家人还是为了公事？

词形变化：

动词过去式: purposed | 动词过去分词: purposed | 动词现在分词: purposing | 动词第三人称单数: purposes |

详细释义：

n.

1. 目的, 意图[C]

What is the purpose of his visit?

他来访的目的是什么?

2. 用途; 效用, 效果[C]

The purpose of a trap is to catch and hold animals.

陷阱是用来捕捉野兽的。

3. 意志, 决心[U]

4. (讨论中的)议题

vt.

【书】意图; 决意; 打算[+to-v][+v-ing][+that]

He purposes to visit Taipei.

他打算访问台北。

短语词组：

for (all) practical purposes

1. 实际上

For all practical purposes, it was useless.

实际上它毫无用处。

on purpose

1. 故意地; 有目的地

He did it on purpose.

他故意的。

to the purpose

1. 中肯的(地); 合适的(地)

What he had said was not to the purpose.

他所说的话并不中肯。