intentional
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++in·ten·tion·al /ɪnˈtenʃənəl/ ●●○ adjective DELIBERATELYdone deliberately and usually intended to cause harm 故意的,蓄意的 SYN deliberate OPP unintentional I did trip him, but it wasn’t intentional. 我的确把他绊倒了,但不是故意的。 —intentionally adverb intentionally vague promises 故意含糊其词的允诺Examples from the Corpus
intentional• If their advertisements are shocking, this is entirely intentional.• The jury has to decide whether the killing was an intentional act.• The damage was not intentional but I was still annoyed.• an intentional violation of the tax lawsin·ten·tion·al adjectiveChineseSyllable
Corpus harm to intended deliberately done cause usually and
intentional
in‧ten‧tion‧al /ɪnˈtenʃənəl/
adjective
SYN deliberate
OPP unintentional:
I did trip him, but it wasn’t intentional.
—intentionally adverb:
intentionally vague promises
in‧ten‧tion‧al /ɪnˈtenʃənəl/
adjective Word Family: adjective: intended ≠ UNINTENDED, intentional ≠ unintentional, intent; noun: intent, intention; verb: intend; adverb: intentionally ≠ unintentionally
done deliberately and usually intended to cause harm SYN deliberate
OPP unintentional:
—intentionally adverb: