詞匯精選:intent的用法和辨析
一、詳細釋義:
adj.
專心的,熱切的,決心的
例句:
He's intent on making money.
他一心一意地賺錢。
例句:
She is intent on getting the job done quickly.
她決心盡快完成工作。
n.
意圖,目的,含義 [U]
例句:
The document was able to give evidence of the robber's intent.
這文件能證明強盜的意圖。
例句:
The man was charged with intent to kill.
那人被指控蓄意謀殺罪。
二、詞義辨析:
enthusiastic,intent,zealous
這些形容詞均有“熱心的,熱誠的”之意。 enthusiastic指對參與某項活動或?qū)Ω信d趣的計劃或決定表現(xiàn)出的毫無保留的熱切心情。 intent指集中精力從事正在進行的活動,也可指專心尋求自己感興趣的東西。 zealous指對所從事的事表現(xiàn)出的高度熱情和積極性。
三、詞義辨析:
intention,intent,design
這些名詞均有“意圖,企圖”之意。 intention普通用詞,指某人內(nèi)心產(chǎn)生的想做某事的想法,側(cè)重內(nèi)心活動。 intent法律用詞,常指某人懷有歹意而犯罪。 design多用復數(shù)形式,含貶義多指行為不軌的意圖。
四、相關短語:
letter of intent
n.合同之草約,意向書
intent on
抱定決心要實行
一、參考例句:
He's intent on going to America.
他熱切希望到美國去。
He's intent on making money.
他一心一意地賺錢。
His intent is clearly not to placate his critics.
他的目的顯然不是要安撫批評他的人。
She is intent on getting the job done quickly.
她決心盡快把這件事情做好。
The man was charged with intent to kill.
那人被指控蓄意謀殺罪。
Clear evidence of his intent is to prolong the ritual.
顯然他意在拖延典禮時間。
He was intent on going abroad for advanced studies.
他一心想出國深造。
Men's minds were then intent on other things.
人們的思想當時正集中在其他的事情上。
She was intent on pursuing a career in business.
她一心一意經(jīng)營自己的生意?
Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply. --Stephen R. Covey
“大多數(shù)人不抱著理解的態(tài)度傾聽;他們只想著該怎么回答。”——史蒂芬·柯維
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