单词详解

  n.

A. [C] 意图；目的（the intention, aim of sth）

What’s the purpose of your visit to London? 你去伦敦的目的是什么？

What is the purpose of his visit? 他来访的目的是什么?

B. [U ]用途；意义（the function or the meaning of sth）

Volunteer work gives her life purpose. 做志愿工作使她的生活有了意义。

Now the main purpose of a watch is to show others how wealthy you are.

现在手表的主要用途是显示你有多么富有。

The purpose of a trap is to catch and hold animals. 陷阱是用来捕捉野兽的。

C. [U] 意志；决心（the ability to plan sth. and work successfully to achieve it）

He is firm of purpose. 他意志坚定。

He was a man of purpose. 他是一个意志坚强的人。

 

相关词组

1. on purpose 故意地；有意地

Sorry, I didn’t break the plate on purpose. 对不起，我不是故意打破盘子的。

2. for the purpose of 为了

For the purpose of helping protect Grand Canyon, please follow the guidelines below.

为了帮助保护大峡谷，请遵守如下准则。

3. to the purpose得要领的，中肯的

He spoke nothing to the purpose. 他说的一点也不得要领。

A fool may sometimes speak to the purpose. 傻瓜有时也能说到点子上。

She often speaks to the purpose. 她的话常常说得很有理。

His remarks about gardening were hardly to the purpose.

他对园艺的一席话简直是文不对题。

4. with the purpose of (doing sth.) 带着……的目的

They came here with the purpose of making trouble. 他们到这儿来就是为了找麻烦的。

She came here with the purpose of seeing her husband. 她来这儿是的目的是看望她的丈夫。

With the purpose of studying effectively, I made a plan.

为了能有效地学习，我制定了一个计划。

 

相关单词

复数: purposes

同义词：purpose , aim, goal, object

 

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  词语辨析：purpose, aim, goal, object

purpose, aim, goal, object

n. 目标、目的。

purpose: 普通用词，既指以坚决、审慎的行动去达到的目的，又指心中渴望要实际的目标。

aim: 从本义“靶子”引申而来，侧重比较具体而明确的目标，但常指短期目标。

goal: 指经过考虑和选择，需经坚持不懈的努力奋斗才能达到的最终目标。

object: 强调个人或需求而决定的目标、目的。

 

词语详解

1. purpose: 普通用词，既指以坚决、审慎的行动去达到的目的又指心中渴望要实际的目标。

He returned to his homeland with the purpose of serving his own people.

他返回祖国, 意在为祖国人民服务。

2. aim: 从本义“靶子”引申而来，侧重比较具体而明确的目标，但常指短期目标。

You aim is too low. 你志向太低。

3. goal: 指经过考虑和选择，需经坚持不懈的努力奋斗才能达到的最终目标。

When he at last arrived in Rome he felt he had reached his goal.

当他终于抵达罗马时, 他感到自己已达到了目的。

4. object: 强调个人或需求而决定的目标、目的。

Our object is to get at the truth. 我们的目的是弄清事实真相。