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单词 intention
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Definition of intention in English:

intention

noun ɪnˈtɛnʃ(ə)nɪnˈtɛn(t)ʃ(ə)n
  • 1A thing intended; an aim or plan.

    预期的东西;目的;计划

    she was full of good intentions

    她完全是好意。

    with infinitive he announced his intention to stand for re-election

    他宣布自己争取再度当选的计划。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • We actually have intentions and plans to make new music.
    • He said that there were no plans, intentions, desires, or need for any increases greater than inflation.
    • It should be kept in mind, however, that this was more a statement of the Kremlin's intentions than a specific plan of action.
    • We start today with a statement from each of the six who have so far declared their intention to stand.
    • By tradition, we want to start the year by sharing with you our plans and intentions for the future.
    • We need to ensure the intention of the planning inspector is carried out.
    • Can you remember a time when someone was poised to take over a major power with so little known about their plans and intentions?
    • The automaker is hinting that it considers a recall unnecessary and plans to announce its intentions next week.
    • A surprising turn of events may change your plans and intentions today.
    • As too often happens with the best intentions, the plans got tripped up by technicalities.
    • One of the plan's main intentions is to reunite Hull with its best asset - the waterfront.
    • In my view, the proposal conflicts with the intentions of the development plan.
    • Last night he announced his intention to stand down as leader of the Labour party in Wales.
    • They boarded trucks in Mumbai, armed with rods and cycle chains, openly announcing their intentions.
    • Sometimes on the vital subject of his plans and intentions, there is no means available other than espionage.
    • The government announced their intentions for strengthening of democratic institutions.
    • A surprising turn of events may change your plans and intentions.
    • Three days after declaring her intention to stand as leader of the SNP, everyone wants a piece of her.
    • It was your brother who first soiled our study plan with the lowest intentions.
    • The local context, scripts, plans, and intentions of the actor are central to this analysis.
    Synonyms
    aim, purpose, intent, objective, object, goal, target, end
    design, plan, scheme
    resolve, resolution, determination
    wish, desire, ambition, idea, dream, aspiration, hope
    1. 1.1mass noun The action or fact of intending.
      意图,打算
      intention is just one of the factors that will be considered

      意向只是将要考虑的因素之一。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The two bodies of work are quite separate, if not in intention, then definitely in effect.
      • She tried very hard to keep to the spirit of the Buddha's teachings and maintain purity of intention.
      • All that is required is that there be sufficient evidence of lack of intention to dedicate.
      • Karma, in this strain of Hinduism, is very definitely a matter of intention and not result.
      • If practice is undertaken for mental or spiritual gain, that intention will determine the results.
      • It is therefore important that the sincerity of intention must be given due regard.
      • Kamma is intention, and intention is now, which means kamma is being made now, in every waking moment.
      • There had been, in fact if not intention, a collaborative intelligence corruption.
      • What these decisions demonstrate is that the courts do not adhere to a single definition of intention.
      • I wish the public and organisations of good intention would make their voices heard.
      • At no stage was I or my official motivated by any intention to influence the judge.
      • Note that this is different than paradoxical intention in which you act out repeatedly what you are overly afraid of doing, such as come home after dark.
      • Motive is the reason why a person acts, while intention is his or her mental awareness at the time of the act.
      • It was also pointed out that, in law, motive and intention are distinct concepts.
      • Bypassing the media seems to have been effective in converting voting intention.
      • In our view it is legitimate to consider motive or its absence in reaching a conclusion on intention.
      • Highland says there is no certainty of intention to create a trust on the part of Aldridge.
      • Exactly, and in this case motive was separated from intention for that very reason.
      • This ability fundamentally relies on the concepts of intention and intentionality.
      Synonyms
      deliberateness, intentionality, intent, design, calculation
      premeditation, preconception, forethought, plan, planning, pre-planning, advance planning, prearrangement, malice aforethought
    2. 1.2someone's intentions A person's plans, especially a man's, in respect to marriage.
      (尤指男人的)结婚意图
      if his intentions aren't honourable, I never want to see him again

      如果他结婚意图并不真诚,我就再不想见他了。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Recalling what she saw in his eyes, she began to wonder his true intentions towards her.
      • He told me the same, saying he had no intentions, no plans to marry Moore.
  • 2Medicine
    The healing process of a wound.

    〔医〕愈合。见FIRST INTENTION,SECOND INTENTION

    See first intention, second intention
  • 3intentionsLogic
    Conceptions formed by directing the mind towards an object.

    〔逻〕意念。见FIRST INTENTIONS,SECOND INTENTIONS

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It requires the capacity actively to form intentions in view of one's motivational tendencies and one's normative conclusions.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French entencion, from Latin intentio(n-) 'stretching, purpose', from intendere (see intend).

Rhymes

abstention, apprehension, ascension, attention, circumvention, comprehension, condescension, contention, contravention, convention, declension, detention, dimension, dissension, extension, gentian, hypertension, hypotension, intervention, invention, mention, misapprehension, obtention, pension, prehension, prevention, recension, retention, subvention, supervention, suspension, tension

Definition of intention in US English:

intention

nouninˈten(t)SH(ə)nɪnˈtɛn(t)ʃ(ə)n
  • 1A thing intended; an aim or plan.

    预期的东西;目的;计划

    she was full of good intentions

    她完全是好意。

    with infinitive Ukraine and Kazakhstan have both declared their intention to be nuclear-free
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The local context, scripts, plans, and intentions of the actor are central to this analysis.
    • He said that there were no plans, intentions, desires, or need for any increases greater than inflation.
    • Three days after declaring her intention to stand as leader of the SNP, everyone wants a piece of her.
    • We actually have intentions and plans to make new music.
    • It was your brother who first soiled our study plan with the lowest intentions.
    • Can you remember a time when someone was poised to take over a major power with so little known about their plans and intentions?
    • Sometimes on the vital subject of his plans and intentions, there is no means available other than espionage.
    • One of the plan's main intentions is to reunite Hull with its best asset - the waterfront.
    • A surprising turn of events may change your plans and intentions today.
    • A surprising turn of events may change your plans and intentions.
    • As too often happens with the best intentions, the plans got tripped up by technicalities.
    • Last night he announced his intention to stand down as leader of the Labour party in Wales.
    • The government announced their intentions for strengthening of democratic institutions.
    • We need to ensure the intention of the planning inspector is carried out.
    • We start today with a statement from each of the six who have so far declared their intention to stand.
    • In my view, the proposal conflicts with the intentions of the development plan.
    • By tradition, we want to start the year by sharing with you our plans and intentions for the future.
    • They boarded trucks in Mumbai, armed with rods and cycle chains, openly announcing their intentions.
    • The automaker is hinting that it considers a recall unnecessary and plans to announce its intentions next week.
    • It should be kept in mind, however, that this was more a statement of the Kremlin's intentions than a specific plan of action.
    Synonyms
    aim, purpose, intent, objective, object, goal, target, end
    1. 1.1 The action or fact of intending.
      意图,打算
      intention is just one of the factors that will be considered

      意向只是将要考虑的因素之一。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • What these decisions demonstrate is that the courts do not adhere to a single definition of intention.
      • It is therefore important that the sincerity of intention must be given due regard.
      • There had been, in fact if not intention, a collaborative intelligence corruption.
      • Kamma is intention, and intention is now, which means kamma is being made now, in every waking moment.
      • The two bodies of work are quite separate, if not in intention, then definitely in effect.
      • If practice is undertaken for mental or spiritual gain, that intention will determine the results.
      • Bypassing the media seems to have been effective in converting voting intention.
      • It was also pointed out that, in law, motive and intention are distinct concepts.
      • I wish the public and organisations of good intention would make their voices heard.
      • All that is required is that there be sufficient evidence of lack of intention to dedicate.
      • Motive is the reason why a person acts, while intention is his or her mental awareness at the time of the act.
      • Karma, in this strain of Hinduism, is very definitely a matter of intention and not result.
      • Note that this is different than paradoxical intention in which you act out repeatedly what you are overly afraid of doing, such as come home after dark.
      • She tried very hard to keep to the spirit of the Buddha's teachings and maintain purity of intention.
      • At no stage was I or my official motivated by any intention to influence the judge.
      • This ability fundamentally relies on the concepts of intention and intentionality.
      • In our view it is legitimate to consider motive or its absence in reaching a conclusion on intention.
      • Exactly, and in this case motive was separated from intention for that very reason.
      • Highland says there is no certainty of intention to create a trust on the part of Aldridge.
      Synonyms
      deliberateness, intentionality, intent, design, calculation
    2. 1.2one's intentions A person's designs, especially a man's, in respect to marriage.
      (尤指男人的)结婚意图
      if his intentions aren't honorable, I never want to see him again

      如果他结婚意图并不真诚,我就再不想见他了。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • He told me the same, saying he had no intentions, no plans to marry Moore.
      • Recalling what she saw in his eyes, she began to wonder his true intentions towards her.
  • 2Medicine
    The healing process of a wound.

    〔医〕愈合。见FIRST INTENTION,SECOND INTENTION

    See first intention, second intention

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French entencion, from Latin intentio(n-) ‘stretching, purpose’, from intendere (see intend).

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