deliberately & intentionally

Question

在做故意的意思讲时，这两个词可以通用吗？

Answer 1

As an educated native English speaker, I can tell you that these two words are almost exactly the same in meaning and usage. Most native English speakers would use these two words interchangeably, most of the time.

However, there might be some differences in usage but these might just reflect my own personal usage. "Deliberately" usually represents a malevolent intention but "intentionally" can represent either a malevolent or a neutral or even,(less commonly), a benevolent intention. And "deliberately" is most often used to describe a more immediate and rather simple action, such as, "You deliberately pushed me," while "intentionally" is more often associated with a plan that is more long-term, such as, "I intentionally left the money on the table to see if he would take it." Related to this idea of a plan, the word, "intentionally" is also used when talking about a result of a plan or a cause of an event, such as, "They intentionally planted the false news in the media in order to cause the share price to rise."

Answer 2

deliberate
adjective
done consciously and intentionally
有意的，故意的
a deliberate attempt to provoke conflict.
蓄意挑起冲突的企图。
■fully considered; not impulsive
深思熟虑的，非一时冲动的
a deliberate decision.
深思熟虑的决定。
■done or acting in a careful and unhurried way
小心谨慎的
a careful and deliberate worker.
仔细谨慎的工人。
verb
[no obj.]engage in long and careful consideration
仔细考虑
she deliberated over the menu.
她仔细考虑菜单。
■[with obj.]consider (a question) carefully
仔细考虑（问题）
jurors deliberated the fate of those charged.
陪审员认真考虑那些被告的命运。
[with clause]deliberating what she should do.
认真考虑她该做什么。
派生
deliberately
adverb
deliberateness
noun
deliberator
noun
语源
late Middle English (as an adjective): from Latin deliberatus, 'considered carefully', past participle of deliberare, from de- 'down' + librare 'weigh' (from libra 'scales')

现代英汉综合大辞典

deliberate
[diˈlibəreit]
vt.
考虑; 熟思; 研究, 讨论
He deliberated the question before he made an answer.
答复以前, 他仔细地考虑了这个问题。
词性变化
deliberate
[diˈlibəreit]
vi.
思考(on, over); 与某人协商(with); 讨论某事(over, upon, on)
I deliberated with the director on the future plans of production
我和厂长商讨了下一步的生产计划。
deliberate
[diˈlibəreit]
adj.
[diˈlibərit]
深思熟虑的; 考虑周到的
故意的, 蓄意的
慎重的, 沉着的, 从容不迫的
a deliberate decision
慎重的决定
a deliberate murder
蓄意谋杀
继承用法
deliberately
[dɪˈlɪbərətlɪ]
adv.
deliberateness
n.
词性变化
deliberator
n.
习惯用语
deliberate on
仔细研究, 审议
deliberate upon
仔细研究, 审议
参考词汇
[同义词]
见think
新牛津英汉双解大词典

intentional
adjective
done on purpose; deliberate
故意的，有意的
intentional wrongdoing and harm.
故意干坏事和伤害。
派生
intentionally
adverb
语源
mid 16th cent. (in the sense 'existing only in intention'): from French intentionnel or medieval Latin intentionalis, from Latin intentio(n-), from intendere (see intend)

现代英汉综合大辞典

intentional
[inˈtenʃənəl]
adj.
有意(识)的, 故意的; 企图的
His insult was intentional.
他的侮辱是有意的。
继承用法
intentionaln.
意向论
intentionaly
n.
intentionally
adv.

Answer 3

If you do something intentionally, you do it deliberately - use this especially about actions that are wrong or illegal.

If you do something deliberately, you do it because you want to do it, and you hope it will have a particular result or effect.

由此可见，intentionally不连接什么好事儿。

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