本意

• 拼音: běn yì
• 汉字拆解: 本 = 木 (tree) + 一 (root marker); 意 = 音 (sound) + 心 (heart)

含义

Original intention; true meaning; actual purpose. What someone really meant.

Refers to someone's genuine intention or the original meaning of words, as opposed to how they might be interpreted. Often used to clarify misunderstandings or explain that an outcome wasn't what was intended.

例句

1. 我的本意是想帮你，没想到反而添了麻烦。
2. 这个词的本意和现在的用法已经完全不同了。
3. 他的本意是好的，只是表达方式让人误会了。

用法指南

语境: clarification, apology, linguistics

语气: explanatory

正确说法

• 我的本意不是这样。(That wasn't my intention.)
• 这个成语的本意是什么？(What's the original meaning of this idiom?)

错误说法

• 把事后辩解说成'本意' (Don't use 本意 as a convenient excuse after the fact — it should reflect genuine original intent)

起源与历史

本 (original/fundamental) + 意 (meaning/intention). The original meaning or intention.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal