英語專業(yè)八級常見詞辨析:不同目的用法不同,例如:When he at last arrived in Rome he felt he had reached his goal.(當他終于抵達羅馬時, 他感到自己已達到了目的。)
aim, goal, purpose, end, target, object
這些名詞均有“目標、目的”之意。
1.aim :從本義“靶子”引申而來,側(cè)重比較具體而明確的目標,但常指短期目標。
例如:You aim too low. (你志向太低。)
2.goal :指經(jīng)過考慮和選擇,需經(jīng)堅持不懈的努力奮斗才能達到的最終目標。
例如:When he at last arrived in Rome he felt he had reached his goal.(當他終于抵達羅馬時, 他感到自己已達到了目的。)
3.purpose :普通用詞,既指以堅決、審慎的行動去達到的目的,又指心中渴望要實際的目標。
例如:He returned to his homeland with the purpose of serving his own people.(他返回祖國, 意在為祖國人民服務。)
4.end :指心目中懷著的某種目的,強調(diào)結(jié)果而非過程。較正式用詞。
例如:Do the ends justify the means?(只要目的正當就可以不擇手段嗎?)
5.target :指射擊的靶,軍事攻擊目標。引申指被攻擊、批評或嘲笑的目標。
例如:What's the target readership of this paper? (這份報紙以哪些人為讀者對象?)
6.object :強調(diào)個人或需求而決定的目標、目的。
例如:Our object is to get at the truth. (我們的目的是弄清事實真相。)