purposes

[ˈpə:pəsiz]
  • 释义

  • 意志( purpose的名词复数 );目的;作用;（进行中的）行动;

  • 词义辨析
  • purpose, aim, goal
  • 这组词的共同含义是“目的”,常通用,如aim〔goal,purpose〕 in life人生目标。它们之间的区别主要在于:
    1.goal指比较宏大的总目标; purpose指近期比较确定的意图; aim指短期内比较具体、实际的目标。例如:
    He often asked himself what his goal in life should be.他常常自问人生的目标该是什么。
    Do you come here for the purpose of seeing your family or for business purpose?你来此地是为了看家还是为了做生意?
    Their aim was to take over industry for her.他们的目标是为她接管产业。
    再如下面把aim和goal用在同一个句子里,它们的区别就更明显易见了：
    His aim was to pass his examinations this year and go to college so he could eventually reach his goal of being a teacher.他的目标是今年考上大学,以便最终实现当教师的抱负。
    2.purpose强调“有意去做”(行动坚决); aim强调“集中精力去做”(联想“瞄准”)。在努力程度上, aim比purpose要弱。例如:
    I am afraid he did it on purpose.我担心他是有意这么做的。
    His only aim in life is to make a fortune.他生活的唯一目标是赚钱发财。
    3.goal具有理想性,并不强调最后一定要实现; purpose和aim则暗示能够实现,这在动词aim for中体现最明显。例如:
    The presidency was the goal of his ambition.他的奋斗目标是当总统。
    His aim is to become a doctor.他的目标是当一个医生。
    4.purpose可以由他人来完成; 而goal则往往靠自己去努力。例如:
    The purpose of a tutorial system was to let each student realize his own educational goal.导师制旨在让学生认清自己的学习目标。
    5.aim不如goal和purpose生动。
  • purpose, object, objective
  • 这三个词都可表示“目标”“目的”。它们的区别在于:object常指基于个人决心的目标,常较抽象; objective常指具体的、直接的或很快可以达到的目标,为正式用语; purpose为普通用词,既可指人们期望出现的结果,也可指为此进行的活动过程。例如:
    He has a definite object in life.他对人生有明确的目标。
    My objective this summer is learning to swim.我今年夏天的目标是学会游泳。
    The purpose was to halt the rise in the exchange rate of the Swiss franc.目的在于制止瑞士法郎兑换率上涨。
  • aim，goal，purpose，end，target，object，objective
  • 这些名词均有“目标、目的”之意。
    aim从本义“靶子”引申而来，侧重比较具体而明确的目标，但常指短期目标。
    goal指经过考虑和选择，需经坚持不懈的努力奋斗才能达到的最终目标。
    purpose普通用词，既指以坚决、审慎的行动去达到的目的，又指心中渴望要实现的目标。
    end指心目中怀着的某种目的，强调结果而非过程。较正式用词。
    target指射击的靶，军事攻击目标。引申指被攻击、批评或嘲笑的目标。
    object强调个人或需求而决定的目标、目的。
    objective与object基本同义，但语义更广泛，指具体或很快能达到的目的，也可指军事目标。书面用词。
  • 双语例句
  • 1、

    The revised edition is to all intents and purposes a new book.

    修订本实际上是一本新书.

    ——《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • 2、

    Feathers of various kinds are used by Native Americans for ceremonial purposes.

    美洲印第安人在举行仪式时用到各种羽毛。

    柯林斯例句
  • 3、

    The money is to be used for specific purposes.

    这笔钱有专门用途.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 4、

    I think we're talking at cross purposes; that's not what I meant at all.

    我想我们是说到两下里去了，我根本不是那个意思。

    ——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
  • 5、

    The land was not zoned for commercial purposes.

    这块地未划作商业用地。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 6、

    For all practical purposes the treaty has already ceased to exist.

    实际上协议已经不复存在。

    柯林斯例句
  • 7、

    He has maintained that the money was donated for international purposes.

    他坚称这笔捐款将用于国际用途。

    柯林斯例句
  • 8、

    Some people are rather dim about the purposes of their lives.

    有些人稀里糊涂,不知他们生活的目的是什么.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 9、

    He screwed the facts to suit his own purposes.

    他为达到他自己的目的而歪曲事实.

    ——《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • 10、

    Too bad he used his intelligence for criminal purposes.

    他把聪明都用在了犯罪上，太可惜了。

    柯林斯例句
  • 11、

    They took a plaster cast of the teeth for identification purposes.

    他们做了这副牙的石膏模型作鉴别之用。

    《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
  • 12、

    To all intents and purposes the case was closed.

    实际上该案已经了结了。

    柯林斯例句
  • 13、

    They emphasised that their equipment was for peaceful and not military purposes.

    他们强调他们的设备用于和平而非战争目的。

    柯林斯例句
  • 14、

    The two friends find themselves at cross-purposes with the officials.

    这两个朋友发现他们与官员们无法沟通。

    柯林斯例句
  • 15、

    Talks between the two countries are for political purposes.

    两国间的谈判是出于政治目的.

    《简明英汉词典》
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