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单词 purposeful
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
pur•pose•ful /ˈpɜrpəsfəl/USA pronunciation  adj. 
    1. having a purpose:a purposeful effort to reform the system.
    See -pos-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pur•pose•ful  (pûrpəs fəl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. having a purpose.
  2. determined;
    resolute.
  3. full of meaning;
    significant.
  • purpose + -ful 1850–55
purpose•ful•ly, adv. 
purpose•ful•ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
purposeful /ˈpɜːpəsfʊl/ adj
  1. having a definite purpose in view
  2. fixed in one's purpose; determined

ˈpurposefully adv ˈpurposefulness n USAGE
Purposefully is sometimes wrongly used where purposely is meant: he had purposely (not purposefully) left the door unlocked

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