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Intentionally

“Intentionally” 是一个副词。它描述一个动作是出于某种目的、经过考虑或故意完成的,而不是出于意外或偶然。它常用于讨论行为的动机或法律责任。

  1. “I believe he intentionally broke the vase because he was angry.” (我相信他是因为生气而故意打破那个花瓶的。)
  2. “The government was accused of intentionally misleading the public.” (政府被指控故意误导公众。)
  3. “She didn’t mean to hurt your feelings; it wasn’t done intentionally.” (她无意伤你的心;那不是故意的。)

源于16世纪,由 intentional(故意的)+ -ly(副词后缀)组成。intent(意图)最终源于拉丁语 intendere(伸展、打算)。

  • 前缀: in- (向)
  • 词根: tend (伸/倾向)
  • 后缀: -ion (名词后缀) + -al (形容词后缀) + -ly (副词后缀)

在道德和法律语境中,“intentionally” 是一个关键概念。区分“故意”与“无意”决定了行为的性质和后果。在西方文化中,一个人是否 “intentionally” 犯错,直接影响到他人对该行为的宽恕程度。

  • 固定搭配: “intentionally vague” (故意含糊), “intentionally hidden” (故意隐藏), “intentionally misleading” (故意误导)。
  • 相关形式: intention (名词), intentional (形容词), unintended (形容词 - 无意的)。

intent (意图) + ly (地)。联想你心中有一个目标(intent),然后朝着那个目标去做。

During the game, the player was penalized for intentionally tripping his opponent. Even though he claimed it was an accident, the video replay showed him reaching out his leg at the last second. (在比赛中,那名球员因故意绊倒对手而受到处罚。尽管他声称是个意外,但视频回放显示他在最后一秒伸出了腿。)