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单词 intendment
释义 in·tend·ment
\ə̇n.ˈten(d)mənt\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: alteration (influenced by English intend) of Middle English entendement, from Middle French, from Old French, from entendre to intend + -ment — more at intend
1. : intention, design, purpose
 < voted for it … because its intendments were good — A.J.Beveridge >
2.
 a. : meaning, significance
  < acquired further intendment as later men discerned a broader symbolism in them — H.O.Taylor >
 b. : the true meaning, understanding, or intention of a law or other legal instrument — compare common intendment
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