用意

• 拼音: yòng yì
• 汉字拆解: 用 = 甬 (vessel in use — apply, purpose); 意 = 心 + 音 (heart + sound — what the heart intends to express)

含义

Intention; purpose; underlying motive. The real reason or aim behind an action, especially one that may not be immediately apparent.

Often carries a slight implication that the intent requires interpretation or may be concealed. Common in analytical, diplomatic, and literary contexts: 用意何在 (what is the intention?), 用意深远 (far-reaching in intent), 良苦用意 (well-meaning but laborious intent — painstaking good intentions). Distinguishable from 意图 (intent — more neutral) by its slightly more evaluative tone.

例句

1. 他在这个敏感时点发表讲话，用意不只在字面内容，更是在向多方释放复杂的政治信号。
2. 这部以三十年代上海为背景的爱情片，看似普通，细读才发现处处暗含对现实的批判，用意远比表面复杂。
3. 父亲临终前绕过长子把企业传给次子，家人猜了多年，直到律师公开那封十年前的信，大家才懂他的良苦用意。

用法指南

语境: diplomacy, analysis, literature, law

语气: analytical

正确说法

• 这位国际法学者梳理了条约第七条的修改档案，揭示其看似技术性的文字背后，各缔约国不同的政治用意。(This international law scholar sorted through the draft records of Article 7 of the treaty and revealed the different political intentions of the contracting states behind its seemingly technical wording.)
• 辩方称，被告签协议时的真实用意不是欺骗投资者，而是判断失误；这更像商业过失，不是刑事故意。(The defence said the defendant's true intention when signing the agreement was not to deceive investors, but a misjudgement; this was more like a business mistake than criminal intent.)

错误说法

• 我做饭的用意是吃饭 — 用意 implies an intent that requires interpretation or has significance beyond the obvious; for a simple, self-evident purpose, use 目的 or 是为了; 用意 would sound oddly weighty for cooking a meal

起源与历史

用 (use/apply — practical application) + 意 (meaning/intent — 心 heart + 音 sound/expression, what the heart intends to express)

文化背景

时代: Classical–Modern

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal