ADV [usually ADVERB with verb, oft ADVERB adjective] 特意地；故意地；有意地 If you do something purposely, you do it intentionally. 特意地；故意地；有意地 [formal]
SYN deliberately, expressly, consciously, intentionally
| Usage | purposely and purposefully |
| Be careful not to confuse purposely and purposefully. If you do something purposely (or on purpose), you do it intentionally, not accidentally: Rodrigo purposely came late, just to make Robert mad. If you do something purposefully, you do it strongly and definitely, with an important goal in mind: Robert walked purposefully up to Rodrigo and punched him in the nose! |
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