好词典

meant

UK //ment//US //ment//

词源

源自古英语‘mǣnan’,意为‘打算、意指’,与德语‘meinen’同源。

verb

❶ mean 的过去式和过去分词形式,表示‘意思是’或‘打算’。用于说明某个词、符号或行为的含义,或表达某人原本的意图。

“The word 'kind' meant something different in the past.”

(‘kind’这个词在过去有不同的含义。)

“I never meant to hurt your feelings.”

(我从未有意伤害你的感情。)

同义词:intended, signified, implied, denoted, indicated

常见短语

meant to be — 表示‘命中注定’或‘本应如此’,常用于描述人或事物之间似乎有必然的联系或结果。

“They were meant to be together from the start.”

(他们从一开始就注定要在一起。)

what is meant by — 用于询问某个词、短语或行为的准确含义,相当于‘……是什么意思?’

“Can you explain what is meant by this term?”

(你能解释一下这个术语的含义吗?)