a meaning look/glance
meaning 作形容词常放在名词前，形容眼神、表情等意味深长。
She gave me a meaning look and left the room.
她意味深长地看了我一眼，然后离开了房间。
有…意图的；怀有…用意的
意味深长的；含有深意的；具有(特定的)意图。；有意义的；意味深长的
having a particular intention or purpose
多出现在 well-meaning（好心的）这类复合词中。
具有(特定的)意图。
Having a (specified) intention.
有意义的
Expressing some intention or significance; meaningful.
She gave me a meaning look when I mentioned the surprise party.
当我提到惊喜派对时，她给了我一个意味深长的眼神。
用法提示：meaning 在此用作形容词，修饰 look，表示“意味深长的”。
He nodded with a meaning smile, as if he knew something I didn't.
他带着意味深长的微笑点了点头，好像知道一些我不知道的事。
用法提示：meaning 在此用作形容词，修饰 smile，表示“含有深意的”。
There was a meaning pause before the teacher announced the test results.
老师宣布考试成绩之前，有一个意味深长的停顿。
用法提示：meaning 在此用作形容词，修饰 pause，表示“意味深长的”。
meaning 作形容词常放在名词前，形容眼神、表情等意味深长。
She gave me a meaning look and left the room.
她意味深长地看了我一眼，然后离开了房间。
well-meaning 由 well 和 meaning 构成，多修饰人，表示出于好意，但不一定有好效果。
He is a well-meaning neighbour who is always ready to help.
他是个好心的邻居，总是乐于帮忙。
well-meaning 也可作表语，说明某人的话或行为本意是好的。
Her advice was well-meaning, but it did not really help.
她的建议出于好意，但并没有真正帮上忙。
grammar · medium
易错句子Winning the prize was a very meaning moment for her.
正确表达Winning the prize was a very meaningful moment for her.
汉语“有意义的”很容易被直译成 meaning，但要表达“有意义的、有价值的”英语用 meaningful。形容词 meaning 表示“意味深长的”时基本只和 look、glance、smile 这类描写神态的词搭配，不能像汉语那样广泛修饰 moment、experience 等名词。
grammar · medium
易错句子She is a good-meaning teacher who always helps her students.
正确表达She is a well-meaning teacher who always helps her students.
汉语“好心”不能逐字译成 good-meaning。地道的说法是 well-meaning，由副词 well 修饰现在分词 meaning，表示“用意良好的、出于好心的”；这个固定搭配里只能用 well，不能用 good。
好心的，善意的
She is a well-meaning person who always tries to help.
她是个好心人，总是尽力帮忙。
意味深长的目光
He gave her a meaning look that said "be quiet".
他意味深长地看了她一眼，示意她安静。
意味深长的一瞥
She shot him a meaning glance across the room.
她在房间那头意味深长地瞥了他一眼。
意味深长的微笑
He had a meaning smile on his face.
他脸上带着意味深长的微笑。
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