express purpose

/ɪkˈsprɛs ˈpɜːrpəs/· n. phrase

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express purpose
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Chinese meaning

明míng确què的de目mù的dì,特tè定dìng意yì图tú

明míng确què说shuō出chū的de,特tè定dìng的de

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诺nuò奖jiǎng设shè立lì时shí就jiù明míng确què设shè定dìng的de目mù的dì

Example

The Nobel Prize was set up more than 100 years ago with the express purpose of rewarding those whose work provides the “greatest benefit to humankind”

诺nuò贝bèi尔ěr奖jiǎng设shè立lì于yú一yì百bǎi多duō年nián前qián,其qí明míng确què目mù的dì就jiù是shì奖jiǎng励lì那nà些xiē成chéng果guǒ能néng为wèi人rén类lèi带dài来lái「最zuì大dà福fú祉zhǐ」的de人rén。

Source: Big Think · 7 Oct 2026

Background ✎

2026年nián诺nuò贝bèi尔ěr物wù理lǐ学xué奖jiǎng授shòu予yǔ弗fú朗lǎng西xī斯sī·哈hā尔ěr森sēn,表biǎo彰zhāng他tā在zài中zhōng微wēi子zi天tiān文wén学xué和héIceCube项xiàng目mù上shàng的de开kāi创chuàng性xìng研yán究jiū。诺nuò贝bèi尔ěr奖jiǎng设shè立lì于yú一yì百bǎi多duō年nián前qián,宗zōng旨zhǐ是shì奖jiǎng励lì为wèi人rén类lèi带dài来lái最zuì大dà福fú祉zhǐ的de工gōng作zuò。

Roots · etymology

源自拉丁 exprimere(过去分词 expressus,压出、清楚表达),由 ex-(出)+ premere(压)构成

  • ex-(向外)+ press(压),合起来是「压出」,引申为「明白说出的、特意的」

Collocations

  • express purpose / express wish / express terms

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