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telos

UK //ˈtiːlɒs//US //ˈtiːloʊs//

词源

源自希腊语 'τέλος',意为 '目的' 或 '终点'。

noun

❶ 指某事物最终的目标或目的,常用于哲学讨论中描述事物发展的终极状态或内在目的。

“The telos of human life is often debated among philosophers.”

(人生的终极目标常常是哲学家们争论的话题。)

“Aristotle believed that everything has its own telos.”

(亚里士多德认为每件事物都有其自身的目的。)

同义词:purpose, goal, end

常见短语

for the telos of — 为了某个终极目标或目的,常用于正式或哲学语境中。

“He dedicated his life for the telos of achieving world peace.”

(他为了实现世界和平的终极目标而奉献了一生。)