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单词 end in itself
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  • We have a moral aim only as our purpose coincides with some end-in-itself.

    Human Nature and Conduct|John Dewey

end in itself


A purpose or goal desired for its own sake (rather than to attain something else). For example, For me, writing books is an end in itself; they don't really make that much money. This expression employs the noun end in the sense of “final cause or purpose,” a usage dating from the early 1500s.

Words nearby end in itself

endgate, end grain, endhand, Endicott, ending, end in itself, endive, end leaf, endless, end line, endling
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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