purpose n. 1.目的,宗旨,意向。 2.決意,意志,決心。 3.用途,效果;意義。 4.(討論中的)論題。 an all-purposes army 〔美國〕全能軍。 honesty of purpose 認真。 He is wanting in purpose. 他意志薄弱。 answer the [one's] purpose 適合目的,管用。 be at cross purposes 彼此不合;觀點分歧。 be firm [infirm,weak ] of purpose 意志堅強[薄弱],有[無]決斷力。 bring about [ attain, accomplish, carry ] one's purpose 達到目的。 for the purpose of 為…。 from the purpose 〔古語〕不得要領,不中肯。 miss one's purpose 達不到目的。 of set purpose 有計劃地,故意。 on purpose 故意;意欲,為要。 serve the [one's ] purpose =answer the [one's] purpose. speak from the purpose 說得不中肯。 to no [ little ] purpose 全無[很少]效果,完全[幾乎]白費,徒,空 (I laboured to no purpose.我白干了)。 to some [good] purpose 相當[很]成功。 to the purpose 剴切地,得要領地 (speak to the purpose 講得剴切,說得中肯)。 to this purpose 在這一意義上。 vt. 想,企圖,打算(做);決心(做)。 I purpose coming [ to come ] next week. 我想下星期來。 be purposed 〔古語〕想…,打算…,決心。
to no purpose 毫無成效(或結果)地,完全徒勞無益; 完全徒勞無益, 毫無結果地, 毫無成效地
common adj. 1.共通的,共同的,共有的。 2.公眾的;公共的。 3.普通的,通常的,尋常的,平常的。 4.平凡的,通俗的;粗俗的,低劣的。 5.【數(shù)學】共通的,公約的;【語法】通性的;通格的。 be common to 共通。 by common consent 全場一致,無異議,按公意。 common as dirt 最平凡的。 common or garden 普普通通的。 common run of 最普通的。 n. 1.公(有)地。 2.(牧場等的)共[公]用權(=right of common)。 3.〔pl. 作 sing. 用〕見 commons 詞條。 above [beyond] the common = out of the common. in common (with) 共通,共同,(與…)同樣(charges borne in common共同負擔的費用)。 keep [be in] commons (在大學等)聚餐。 the (House of) C- 〔英國〕下院,眾議院。 out of (the) common 異常的,非凡的。 adv. -ly
The doctrine of common purpose, common design or joint enterprise is a legal doctrine in some common law jurisdictions which imputes criminal liability on the participants to a criminal enterprise for all that results from that enterprise. A common incidence of the application of the rule is to impute criminal liability for assaulting a person with a knife, on all the participants to a riot who knew, or were reckless as to knowing, that one of their number had a knife and might use it, even when the imputed participants did not actually have knives themselves.