单词 | intention |
释义 | intention/ɪnˈtɛnʃ(ə)n /noun 1A thing intended; an aim or plan: she was full of good intentions [with infinitive]: he announced his intention to stand for re-election...
Synonyms aim, purpose, intent, objective, object, goal, target, end; design, plan, scheme; resolve, resolution, determination; wish, desire, ambition, idea, dream, aspiration, hope 1.1 [mass noun] The action or fact of intending: intention is just one of the factors that will be considered...
Synonyms deliberateness, intentionality, intent, design, calculation; premeditation, preconception, forethought, plan, planning, pre-planning, advance planning, prearrangement, malice aforethought 1.2 (someone's intentions) A person’s plans, especially a man’s, in respect to marriage: if his intentions aren’t honourable, I never want to see him again...
2 Medicine The healing process of a wound. See first intention, second intention. 3 (intentions) Logic Conceptions formed by directing the mind towards an object.It requires the capacity actively to form intentions in view of one's motivational tendencies and one's normative conclusions. OriginLate Middle English: from Old French entencion, from Latin intentio(n-) 'stretching, purpose', from intendere (see intend). Rhymes |
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