purpose
n. 目的；用途；意志
vt. 决心；企图；打算
n.
意志；目的；作用；（进行中的）行动
vt.
有意；打算；企图（做）；决意（做）
变形
复数：purposes过去式：purposed过去分词：purposed现在分词：purposing第三人称单数：purposes
双语释义
n.(名词)[C]目的,意图 thing that one intends to do, get, be, etc.; intention
[C]作用,用途,效果 a use; effect; result
[U]意志,毅力,决心 ability to form plans and carry them out; determination
v.(动词)vt. 有意,打算intend
英英释义
purpose[ 'pə:pəs ]
n.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
同义词：intentintentionaimdesign
what something is used for
同义词：functionroleuse
the quality of being determined to do or achieve something
"he is a man of purpose"
同义词：determination
v.
propose or intend
同义词：aimpurportpropose
reach a decision
同义词：resolve
词汇搭配
用作名词 (n.)
动词+～
accomplish purpose实现目的
achieve purpose达到目的
answer purpose符合目的,能解决问题
attain purpose达到目的
bring about purpose达到目的
carry (out) purpose实现目标,达到目的
conceal purpose掩盖目的
cover purpose掩盖真相
defeat sb's purpose挫败某人的意图
disclose purpose泄露意图
effect purpose实现目的
execute purpose实现目的
fit sb's purpose适合某人的意图
fulfil purpose实现目的
gain purpose达到目的
meet purposes of迎合…的意图
miss purpose达不到目的
realize purpose实现目的
serve purpose起作用,符合目的,能解决问题
set up purpose确定目标
suit sb's purpose适合某人的意图
形容词+～
central purpose中心目的
chief purpose主要目的
commercial purpose商业意图
decorative purpose装饰目的
definite purpose明确的目的
direct purpose直接目的
double purpose双重作用
evil purpose罪恶目的
fixed purpose固定的目的,坚定不移的宗旨
good purpose好的用途,卓有成效
hidden purpose不可告人的目的
high purpose崇高的目标
little purpose少有成效
main purpose主要目的
military purpose军事目的
no purpose毫无成效,毫无结果
political purpose政治目的
practical purpose实用目的
primary purpose首要目的
real purpose真正目的,真实的意图
religious purpose宗教的目的
scientific purpose科学的目的
selfish purpose自私的目的
sole purpose唯一的目的
some purpose相当成功
temporary purpose临时的目的
this purpose在这一意义上
useful purpose有益的作用
名词+～
advertising purpose广告目的
business purpose营业目的
reference purpose参考目的
介词+～
for purpose为…目的
be used for ... purpose用于…目的
suitable for purpose of适合…的目的〔用途〕
for advertising purpose为了广告的目的
for business purpose为了商业目的
for defence purpose为了防御目的
for examination purpose为了考试
for literary purpose为了文学目的
for most purposes在大多数情况下
for religious purpose为了宗教目的
similar in purpose目的相似
of purpose有计划地,故意
a man of purpose有坚强意志的人
a sense of purpose有坚定的追求的意志
on purpose故意地,为了
with purpose of以…为目的
drift without purpose(某人)毫无目的地到处漂泊
～+介词
purpose of art艺术的目的
purpose of inviting sb to dinner请某人吃饭的目的
purpose of this article本文的目的
用作动词 (v.)
～+名词
purpose a further attempt企图做进一步的尝试
词组短语
for the purpose为某目的
for the purpose of为了…目的
on purpose有目的地，故意地
main purpose主要目的
with the purpose of目的是；为了…
to the purpose中肯的；合适地
of purpose adv. 有意地
for this purpose为此；为了这个目的
general purpose adj. 通用的
special purpose专用；特殊用途
business purpose商业目的
primary purpose主要目的；根本目的
sole purpose唯一目的
from the purpose[古语]不得要领，不中肯
serve the purpose管用；有助于解决
for purpose of为了
to this purpose在这意义上
in purpose[古]故意地
dual purpose双重目的；双用途的
to no purpose毫无效果地，完全徒劳无益
同近义词辨析
idea, intention, purposeidea指“意见”，“见解”。
intention 主要指个人心里产生的做某事欲望或得到某物的想法，常见的搭配是have the intention of doing something.
purpose 意为“目的”，着重于实现目的的决心和待付出的努力。如：For what purpose do you learn English?(你学英文的目的是什么？)
aim, object, purpose, end, goalaim 常指短期目标，往往比较具体，也比较实际。如：My first aim is to receive a complete and good education.(我的第一个目标是接受完整和良好的教育。)
object 指较明确具体的单个目标，往往出于直接的需要和愿望。如：What is the object of your visit?(你访问的目的是什么？)
purpose 目的，意图，比较确定，多指采取坚决的行动去达到目的。如：The tutor explained the purpose of the exercise.(导师说明了该练习的目的。)
end 目标，目的，较正式。如：My chief end is to serve my country and my people.(我的首要目标是为国为民服务。)
goal 指经过仔细考虑而选中的比较大的目标，常需要努力或克服困难才能达到的目的。如：The goal of her desire is to be a singer.(她渴望成为一名歌唱家。)
objective, aim, target, object, purpose, end, goal这组词都有“目标、目的”的意思，其区别是：
objective与object基本同义，但语义更广泛，指具体或很快能达到的目的，也可指军事目标。书面用词。
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。
target指射击的靶，军事攻击目标。引申指被攻击、批评或潮笑的目标。
object强调个人或需求而决定的目标、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。
end指心目中怀着的某种目的，强调结果而非过程。较正式用词。
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。
双语例句
用作名词(n.)
What is the purpose of your visit?
你来访的目的是什么？
He was a man of purpose.
他是一个意志坚强的人
I am sure that he came here with ill purpose.
我敢断定,他这次来意图不轨。
What is the purpose of this meeting?
这次会议的议题是什么？
用作动词(v.)
He purposed to visit South America.
他计划去南美。
We purpose making another trial / to make another trial.
我们打算再试一下。
I purpose that next year I will go to Hong Kong .
我意欲明年去香港。
权威例句
A general purpose RNA-cleaving DNA enzymeAM1 a New General Purpose Quantum Mechanical Molecular Model
BCI2000: a general-purpose brain-computer interface (BCI) system.
A Survey of General‐Purpose Computation on Graphics Hardware
A Survey of General‐Purpose Computation on Graphics Hardware
The American Customer Satisfaction Index: Nature, purpose, and findings.
CONTIN: A general purpose constrained regularization program for inverting noisy linear algebraic and integral equations
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ChemInform Abstract: DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF QUANTUM MECHANICAL MOLECULAR MODELS. 76. AM1: A NEW GENERAL PURPOSE QUANTUM MECHANICAL M...
purpose
purpose: [13] Purpose, propose [14], and propound [16] are ultimately the same word. All go back to Latin prōpōnere ‘put forward, declare’, a compound verb formed from the prefix prō- ‘forward’ and pōnere ‘place’ (source of English pose, position, etc). Its past participle prōpositus was the source of two distinct Old French verbs: the minimally altered proposer, source of English propose; and purposer, which contains the Old French descendant of the Latin prefix prō-, source of English purpose. Propound is an alteration of an earlier propone (source of proponent [16]), which was based directly on prōpōnere.=> pose, position, propose, proponent, propound
purpose (n.)
c. 1300, "intention, aim, goal," from Anglo-French purpos, Old French porpos "aim, intention" (12c.), from porposer "to put forth," from por- "forth" (from Latin pro- "forth;" see pur-) + Old French poser "to put, place" (see pose (v.1)). On purpose "by design" is attested from 1580s; earlier of purpose (early 15c.).
purpose (v.)
late 14c., from Anglo-French purposer "to design," Old French porposer "to intend, propose," variant of proposer (see propose).
1. We purpose another trial.
我们打算再试一下。
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2. He went to all lengths to compass his purpose.
他想尽一切办法去实现他的目标。
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3. Your purpose tells you what you should do.
你的目标告诉你该做什么。
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4. So how to discover your purpose in life?
那么怎样才能找到你的人生目标呢？
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5. For me, my purpose is to have lasting lifetime happiness. How do I do it?
对于我而言，我的目标是让我的后半生在幸福快乐中度过，如何做到？
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6. I believe with every fiber of my being that we – as Americans – can still come together behind a common purpose.
我相信，存在的每一根纤维，仍然能够让我们，作为美国人由于共同的目标走到一起。
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7. Do not have same function call for the same purpose in the loops.
不要在循环中将相同的函数调用用于相同的用途。
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8. Do not have same function call for the same purpose in the loops.
不要在循环中将相同的函数调用用于相同的用途。
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9. Without this sense of purpose, interactive products are just a disorganized jumble of technological capabilities.
没有了这种目的，交互产品就是混乱的技术功能的集合。
-- 来源 -- About Face 3交互设计精髓
10. The two are not the same and don’t serve the same purpose.
二者不是一回事，并且用途也不同。
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11. Desire is a narrow emotion to appeal to when designing a product that serves a purpose, especially when that product is located in an enterprise, or its purpose is highly technical or specialized.
假如产品目标明确，尤其是在企业中使用，具备技术或专业上的用途，渴求只是我们追求的一小部分情感。
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12. In fact, in many cases, toolbars should serve a different purpose than menus do.
实际上，在很多情况下，工具栏的用途和菜单是不一样的。
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13. Overviews serve a similar purpose to signposts in an interface: They help to orient users.
界面总体视图起着与导航标志相同的作用，即帮助用户定位。
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14. A dialog should always have a title that clearly identifies its purpose.
每个对话框都必须有一个标题，来标示它的用途。
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15. At the early stage of Requirements Definition, brainstorming assumes a somewhat ironic purpose.
在需求定义阶段的早期进行头脑风暴在某种程度上呈现出一种说反话的意图。
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16. Discussion of technology is meaningless without first understanding the purpose underlying any technical decisions.
如果不了解技术决策的目的，任何探讨都没有意义。
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17. If the main purpose of menus were to execute commands, terseness would be a virtue.
如果菜单的主要目的是执行命令，那么就应该精练。
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18. "Good design" has meaning only for a person using a product for some purpose.
“优良设计”对于一个人来说，仅仅当这个产品为满足一定目的被使用时才有意义。
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