intention, intent, design

名詞 intent:

1. an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
   同義詞：purpose, intention, aim, design
2. the intended meaning of a communication
   同義詞：purport, spirit

形容詞 intent:

1. giving or marked by complete attention to
   同義詞：captive, absorbed, engrossed, enwrapped, wrapped

1. He's intent on moneymaking.
   他一心一意地賺錢。
2. She is intent on getting the job done quickly.
   她決心盡快把這件事情做好。
3. Your intent gaze made her uncomfortable.
   你的注目凝視使她感到不自在。
4. She behaved foolishly but with good intent.
   她的行為很蠢，但卻是好意的。

in.tent

n.（名詞）
Something that is intended; an aim or a purpose.See Synonyms at intention
意圖；目標(biāo)或目的參見 intention
Law The state of one`s mind at the time one carries out an action.
【法律】 故意：某人實(shí)施一行為時的思想狀況
Meaning; purport.
意思；含義
adj.（形容詞）
Firmly fixed; concentrated:
固定不動的；專心的：
例句：
an intent gaze.
目不轉(zhuǎn)睛的注視

Having the attention applied; engrossed:
專心的；專注的：
例句：
The students, intent upon their books, did not hear me enter the room.
學(xué)生們正專心看書，沒聽見我進(jìn)屋

Having the mind and will focused on a specific purpose:
急切的，渴望的：專心致志于某一特定目的：
例句：
was intent on leaving within the hour; are intent upon being recognized.
他一心想要在一個小時內(nèi)離開；他一心想為人所認(rèn)可

<習(xí)慣用語>for all intents and purposes 或
to all intents and purposes
In every practical sense; practically:
幾乎在一切方面；實(shí)際上：
例句：
To all intents and purposes the case is closed.
實(shí)際上這個案子已了結(jié)了

來源：
Middle English entent
中古英語 entent
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Medieval Latin intentus
源自 中世紀(jì)拉丁語 intentus
from Latin [an extending]
源自 拉丁語 [擴(kuò)展]
from intentus [attentive to, strained] [from past participle of] intendere [to direct attention] * see intend
源自 intentus [專心于，勉強(qiáng)的] [] 源自intendere的過去分詞 [注意] *參見 intend

【引伸】
intent.ly
adv.（副詞）
intent.ness
n.（名詞）