intention

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A course of action that a person intends to follow. countable,uncountable
    — My intention was to marry a wealthy widow.
  2. The goal or purpose. countable,uncountable
    — The intention of this legislation is to boost the economy.
  3. Tension; straining, stretching. countable,obsolete,uncountable
    — cold in those inner parts, cold belly, and hot liver, causeth crudity, and intention proceeds from perturbations […].
  4. A stretching or bending of the mind toward an object or a purpose (an intent); closeness of application; fixedness of attention; earnestness. countable,obsolete,uncountable
    — it is attention: when the mind with great earnestness, and of choice, fixes its view on any idea, considers it on all sides, and will not be called off by the ordinary solicitation of other ideas, it is that we call intention or study
  5. The object toward which the thoughts are directed; end; aim. countable,obsolete,uncountable
    — In a Word, the most part of chronical Distempers proceed from Laxity of Fibres; in which Case the principal Intention is to restore the Tone of the solid Parts; […].
  6. Any mental apprehension of an object. countable,obsolete,uncountable
  7. The process of the healing of a wound. countable,uncountable
    — When healing occurs by primary intention, the wound is basically closed with all areas of the wound connecting and healing simultaneously.
动词 v.
  1. To intend.

词形变化

intentions plural entention alternative,obsolete intentions present,singular,third-person intentioning participle,present intentioned participle,past intentioned past entention alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

近义词
aim ambition drive goal intent intention plan will
反义词
chance
衍生词
counter-intention intentional intentionless misintention nonintention paradoxical intention secondary intention subintention the road to hell is paved with good intentions well-intentioned
相关词
intend intent well-intended purpose desire

词源

词源 1
From Middle English entencioun, intention, from Old French entencion, from Latin intentiō, intentiōnem. Compare intent. Equivalent to intent + -ion.
词源 2
From Middle English entencioun, intention, from Old French entencion, from Latin intentiō, intentiōnem. Compare intent. Equivalent to intent + -ion.
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