- An intention is idea that you plan (or intend) to carry out. If you mean something, it's an intention.
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- n. 意图；目的
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1. I have no intention of going to the wedding.
我无意去参加婚礼。
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2. He has announced his intention to retire.
他已经宣布他打算退休。
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3. I have every intention of paying her back what I owe her.
我一心想把我欠她的还给她。
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4. It was not my intention that she should suffer.
我没有要她吃苦头的意思。
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5. She's full of good intentions but they rarely work out.
她虽然处处出于善意，却很少成功。
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6. The original intention was to devote three months to the project.
最初的计划是在这个项目上投入三个月的时间。
- intention (n.) late 14c., entencioun, "purpose, design, aim or object; will, wish, desire, that which is intended," from Old French entencion "intent, purpose, aspiration; will; thought" (12c.), from Latin intentionem (nominative intentio) "a stretching out, straining, exertion, effort; attention," noun of action from intendere "to turn one's attention," literally "to stretch out" (see intend). Also in Middle English "emotion, feelings; heart, mind, mental faculties, understanding."
in·ten·tion ★ / ɪnˈtenʃn ; NAmE ɪnˈtenʃn / noun [countable , uncountable ] what you intend or plan to do; your aim 打算；计划；意图；目的 intention(of doing sth) ◆ I have no intentionof going to the wedding. 我无意去参加婚礼。 ◆ He left England with the intention oftravelling in Africa. 他离开英国，打算去非洲旅行。 ◆ I have every intentionof paying her back what I owe her. 我一心想把我欠她的还给她。 intention(to do sth) ◆ He has announced his intention to retire. 他已经宣布他打算退休。 intention(that…) ◆ It was not my intention that she should suffer. 我没有要她吃苦头的意思。 ◆ The original intention was to devote three months to the project. 最初的计划是在这个项目上投入三个月的时间。 ◆ She's full of good intentionsbut they rarely work out. 她虽然处处出于善意，却很少成功。 ◆ I did it with the best (of) intentions (= meaning to help),but I only succeeded in annoying them. 我的原意是要帮忙，却惹得他们生气了。 ☞synonyms at purpose ☞see also well intentioned IDIOMsee road intention intentions in·ten·tion / ɪnˈtenʃn ; NAmE ɪnˈtenʃn /
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