好意

• 拼音: hǎo yì
• 汉字拆解: 好 = 女 + 子 (good); 意 = 音 (sound) + 心 (heart) — meaning/intention

含义

Good intentions; kind thought; goodwill. The benevolent motive behind a gesture or action.

Used to acknowledge or explain the kind spirit behind an act, whether or not it succeeded. Often collocates with 好意 难却 (hard to decline someone's kindness) or 心领好意 (appreciate the thought). Slightly more formal than 好心.

例句

1. 我理解你的好意，但这件事我需要独立完成。
2. 盛情难却，我就接受你的好意了。
3. 她送来的礼物我收下了，以免辜负她的好意。

用法指南

语境: gratitude, declining offers politely, interpersonal

语气: polite

正确说法

• 谢谢你的好意，只是这次我真的不需要帮忙。(Thank you for your good intentions — I genuinely don't need help this time.)
• 他是出于好意才提出建议的，你不必太在意。(He gave that suggestion with good intentions — you don't need to take it to heart.)

错误说法

• 好意 interchangeably with 好感 — 好意 is about motives/intentions, 好感 is about favourable impressions of a person

起源与历史

好 (good) + 意 (intention; meaning) — kind intention

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal