Word · Frequency #15449
purposefully
有目的地；自觉地
in a purposeful manner
- 1.
In a purposeful (“resolute, determined”) manner: resolutely, determinedly.
坚定地；果断地。
- 2.
In a purposeful (“intentional”) manner: intentionally, on purpose, purposely, deliberately.
故意地；有意地；蓄意地。
坚定地；果断地。；故意地；有意地；蓄意地。；自觉地；有目的地
In use
The teacher walked purposefully to the front of the classroom.
He purposefully placed the keys on the table so everyone could see them.
They purposefully saved money every month for their trip.
purposefully + verb
此位置强调动作是有意为之。
She purposefully chose a career in medicine.
她有目的地选择了医生这个职业。
verb + purposefully
句末位置强调动作方式坚定而有目的。
He walked purposefully to the front of the room.
他目的明确地走到房间前面。
purposefully + adjective
Connections
Collocations
- walk purposefully
- 步履坚定地走；有目的地走
- She walked purposefully into the meeting room.她步履坚定地走进会议室。
- purposefully ignored
- 故意无视；有意忽略
- He purposefully ignored the criticism from his colleagues.他故意无视同事们的批评。
- purposefully chose
- 有意选择；刻意挑选
- The team purposefully chose a simple design for the logo.团队有意为标志选择了一个简洁的设计。
- purposefully avoided
- 刻意回避；有意避免
- She purposefully avoided any mention of the accident.她刻意回避提及那起事故。
- purposefully set out
- 明确地出发；有目的地开始行动
- They purposefully set out to change the way the company works.他们明确地着手改变公司的工作方式。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 purpose（目的）+ fully（满满地）：心中装满目的，做事自然自觉、有方向。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常交流、书面表达 该词表示‘有目的地、自觉地’，口语和书面语中都比较常见，没有明显正式或随意之分；可根据具体语境自然使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
None of the listed words rhymes exactly with purposefully /ˈpɜːrpəsfəli/. The four words ending in -fully (carefully, beautifully, successfully, peacefully) share only the unstressed suffix /fəli/, and their stressed vowels and following consonants differ. Beware of purposely /ˈpɜːrpəsli/, which looks similar but drops the /f/, and supposedly /səˈpoʊzɪdli/, which has an -edly ending and a different stress pattern.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.