intention

汉语翻译：
n. 意图, 目的, 含义
【医】 愈合, 意向词意辨析：
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。英语解释：
名词 intention:

an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions同义词：purpose, intent, aim, design

(usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal

an act of intending; a volition that you intend to carry out

例句：

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。

Have you heard of her intention to resign?你听到她打算辞职的传闻了吗？

They have no intention of getting married at present.他们目前没有结婚的打算。

详细解释：
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）