| 单词 | purposeful |
| 释义 | purposeful (once / 5119 pages) adj Something purposeful is done on purpose: it's meant to achieve an aim. Lots of things happen accidentally or randomly, but other things have a purpose. Such things can be called purposeful. Going to college, starting a family, giving to a charity, and adopting a dog are all purposeful acts. People have a reason for doing them, and they want to accomplish something specific. Purposeful things are thought-out and intentional. WORD FAMILYpurposeful: purposefully, purposefulness+/purpose: multipurpose, purposed, purposeful, purposeless, purposes, purposing/purposeless: purposelessly, purposelessness/purposelessness: purposelessnesses USAGE EXAMPLESIt’s also a purposeful splurge, like the Dinesen Douglas fir floor on which it sits. Seattle Times(Dec 16, 2016) “The convenience of it all is obviously purposeful,” said Brad Walker, head of the D-League basketball operations. New York Times(Nov 30, 2016) Doing unsolvable puzzles per the order of a social scientist in a lab coat isn’t fun, nor is it purposeful. Time(Nov 29, 2016) 1adj serving as or indicating the existence of a purpose or goal Syn|Ant meaningful having a meaning or purpose businesslike, earnestnot distracted by anything unrelated to the goal goal-directed, purposivehaving a purpose purpose-built, purpose-madedesigned and constructed to serve a particular purpose resolutefirm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination purposeless not evidencing any purpose or goal meaningless, nonmeaningfulhaving no meaning or direction or purpose adrift, afloat, aimless, directionless, planless, rudderless, undirectedaimlessly drifting desultorymarked by lack of definite plan or regularity or purpose; jumping from one thing to another 2adj having meaning through having an aim led a happy purposeful life Syn meaningful having a meaning or purpose |
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