英语怎么表达“故意”?

2014-11-18 12:51阿卡索英语口语解析英语学习

1. deliberately: if you do something deliberately , you do it because you want to do it, and you hope it will have a particular result or effect 希望引起某种结果或影响而故意做

例:

She left the letter there deliberately so that you'd see it. (她故意把信落在那里好让你看见。)

Police believe the fire was started deliberately. (警方认为是有人故意纵火。)

Rogers was dismissed from the army for deliberately disobeying an order. (罗杰斯因为故意违纪被部队开除了。)

I think he was deliberately ignoring me. (我觉得他是故意无视我。)

 

2. on purpose: if you do something on purpose , you do it deliberately, for example in order to annoy people or to get an advantage for yourself - use this especially about things that are not very important 为了惹恼某人或为自己带来好处而故意做些无关紧要的事

备注:''on purpose''常用于口语中。

例:

I spilled my drink on purpose—I needed an excuse to leave the room. (我故意把饮料打翻,我要找个借口离开那个房间。)

Will always pronounces my name wrong. Do you think he does it on purpose? (威尔总是把我的名字念错,你觉得他是故意的吗?)

Is he really that dumb or is he acting that way on purpose? (他是真的那么笨,还是故意要表现得那么笨?)

 

3. intentionally: if you do something intentionally , you do it deliberately - use this especially about actions that are wrong or illegal 故意做错事或犯法

例:

The jury had to decide whether he killed John Bishop intentionally or whether it was an accident. (陪审团需要裁定他到底是蓄意谋杀还是误杀了约翰主教。)

The mayor denied intentionally misleading the public and proclaimed his innocence. (市长否认蓄意误导公众,声明自己是无辜的。)

The article is intentionally provocative and looks likely to cause a stir. (这篇文章蓄意挑衅,可能会引发一片哗然。)

 

4. knowingly: if you knowingly do something wrong or illegal, you do it even though you know it is wrong 明知故犯

例:

If any employee knowingly breaks the terms of this contract they will be dismissed immediately. (雇员对合同上的条款明知故犯,会立刻被解雇。)

 

5. consciously: if you do something consciously, you do it carefully and you think about it as you are doing it, especially because you know what the result of your actions might be 清楚地知道自己正在做的事及可能招致的后果,仍然小心翼翼地去做

例:

I don't think she was consciously trying to hurt your feelings. (我觉得她不是故意要让你难受的。)

 

6. willfully: if you willfully do something, you do it deliberately or do not try to stop it even though you know it is wrong or it will cause harm - used especially in legal contexts 有意要做某事,就算知道不对也不会停

例:

The mother could face a charge of willfully neglecting her children. (这位母亲有意对孩子疏于照顾,可能会面临指控。)

 

7. pointedly: said or done in a way that will make other people notice you, especially to show them that you think they should do something 故意说某些话或做某些事引起他人注意,尤其是让他们意识到你觉得他们应该做某事

例:

Miss Phillips looked at the clock pointedly and I realized that it was time for me to leave. (菲利普斯小姐意有所指地看着钟,我就知道我该告辞了。)

The shopkeeper made a rude comment about shoplifters and looked pointedly at the boy standing next to me. (店长骂了扒手,然后意有所指地看着我旁边的那个男孩。)

 

8. make a point of: to deliberately do something because you think it is important to do it, or because you want other people to notice that you have done it 因为自己觉得有必要而故意做某事以引起他人注意

例:

make a point of doing something

He made a point of looking very bored while the colonel was speaking. (上校讲话的时候,他故意显得爱听不听很无聊。)

You should make a point of arriving fifteen minutes early at the office every morning - show that you're keen. (你每天早上应该特地提前15分钟到公司,以显示你很勤奋。)

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