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2007.04.06
How quickly the week has gone by! We hope you've been enjoying it as much as we have.
Let's end this first week of our two-week series with a word that'll help you explain the “Why?” of your trip. Seems a REASON-able way to finish up, don't you think?
PURPOSE 目的
- A thing or action's purpose is the reason it exists or the reason for doing it.
- purpose とは、ものが存在する理由、または、ある行動をとる理由、つまり、目的のことです。
- (U.S. immigration officer to arriving passenger)
a: What is the purpose of your trip?
b: I'm here as a tourist. - (a mother to her daughter who refuses to practice piano)
What's the purpose of my paying for your piano lessons if you're not going to practice? - The real purpose of Daylight Saving Time is to conserve energy.
- What was the original purpose of the stone heads on Easter Island?
- A new room was opened for the purpose of providing students with a place to study outside normal library hours.
Enjoy the blossoming springtime this weekend!