intention

intention, intent, design

这些名词均有“意图、企图”之意。
intention: 普通用词，指某人内心产生的想做某事的想法，侧重内心活动。
intent: 法律用词，常指某人怀有歹意而犯罪。
design: 多用复数形式，含贬义多指行为不轨的意图。

名词 intention:

1. an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
   同义词：purpose, intent, aim, design
2. (usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal
3. an act of intending; a volition that you intend to carry out

1. I have no intention of coming to this terrible place again!
   我再也不想到这个糟糕的地方来了。
2. Have you heard of her intention to resign?
   你听到她打算辞职的传闻了吗？
3. They have no intention of getting married at present.
   他们目前没有结婚的打算。

in.ten.tion

n.（名词）
A course of action that one intends to follow.
意向，意图：想要追随的行动方向

An aim that guides action; an objective.
指导行动的目标；目标
intentions Purpose with respect to marriage:
intentions 求婚意图：
例句：
honorable intentions.
高尚的求婚意图

Philosophy A concept arising from directing the attention toward an object.
【哲学】 意念：由将注意力放到某物体上而来的概念
Medicine The process by which or the manner in which a wound heals.
【医学】 愈合：伤口愈合的过程或方式
Archaic Import; meaning.
【古语】 意义；含义

来源：
Middle English entencioun
中古英语 entencioun
from Old French intention
源自 古法语 intention
from Latin intentiô intentiôn-
源自 拉丁语 intentiô intentiôn-
from intentus [intent] [from past participle of] intendere [to direct attention] * see intend
源自 intentus [意图] [] 源自intendere的过去分词 [注意] *参见 intend

<参考词汇><同义词>intention,intent,purpose,goal,end,aim,object,objectiveThese nouns refer to what one intends to do or achieve.
这些名词都指人想要做或达到的东西。
Intention simply signifies a course of action that one proposes to follow:
Intention 只指某人想要追随的行动方向：
例句：
It is not my intention to argue with you.
我不是想和你争论。

Intent more strongly implies deliberateness:
Intent 有更强的故意的含义：
例句：
The executor tried to comply with the intent of the testator.
执行人尽量遵照立遗嘱之人的意图。

Purpose strengthens the idea of resolution or determination:
Purpose 强调决心或决定的想法：
例句：
.His purpose was to discover how long these guests intended to stay. (Joseph Conrad).
.他想要知道这些客人打算呆多长时间. （约瑟夫·康罗伊）

Goal may suggest an idealistic or even a remote purpose:
Goal 可指理想的或甚至遥远的目标：
例句：
.Black Power . . . is a call for black people to begin to define their own goals. (Stokely Carmichael and Charles V. Hamilton).
.黑人权力…是对黑人确定自己目标的号召. （斯托克利·卡米歇尔和查尔斯·V·汉密尔顿）。

End suggests a long-range goal:
End 指长远的目标：
例句：
It has been said that the end justifies the means.
据说目的正确即手段正当。

Aim stresses the direction one`s efforts take in pursuit of an end:
Aim 强调为追寻某种目的而努力的方向：
例句：
The aim of every performing artist is to achieve perfection of execution. Anobject is an end that one tries to carry out:
每个表演艺术家的目的都是为了达到尽善尽美。 object 是指某人试图实施的目标：

例句：
.The chief object of the English was to establish . . . a great empire on the Continent. (Macaulay).
英国的主要目的是要在大陆上建立…一个伟大的帝国 （麦考利）。

Objective often implies that the end or goal can be reached:
Objective 通常指能够达到的目的或目标：
例句：
.A major objective [of political liberalism] is the protection of the economic weak. (Wayne Morse).
主要的目标［政治自由主义的］ 是对经济疲软的保护 （韦恩·莫尔斯）