| 单词 | intent |
| 释义 | intent intent1 /in tent"/, n. 1. something that is intended; purpose; design; intention: The original intent of the committee was to raise funds. 2. the act or fact of intending, as to do something: criminal intent. 3. Law. the state of a person's mind that directs his or her actions toward a specific object. 4. meaning or significance. 5. to or for all intents and purposes, for all practical purposes; practically speaking; virtually: The book is, to all intents and purposes, a duplication of earlier efforts. [1175-1225; ME < LL intentus an aim, purpose, L: a stretching out (inten(dere) to INTEND + -tus suffix of v. action); r. ME entent(e) < OF < LL, as above] Syn. 1. See intention. 2. aim, plan, plot. intent2 —intently, adv. —intentness, n. /in tent"/, adj. 1. firmly or steadfastly fixed or directed, as the eyes or mind: an intent gaze. 2. having the attention sharply focused or fixed on something: intent on one's job. 3. determined or resolved; having the mind or will fixed on some goal: intent on revenge. 4. earnest; intense: an intent person. [1600-10; < L intentus taut, intent, ptp. of intendere to INTEND; cf. INTENSE] Syn. 1, 2. concentrated. 3. resolute, set. Ant. 3. irresolute. |
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