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purposefulness
noun[ U ]
uk /ˈpɜː.pəs.fəl.nəs/ us /ˈpɝː.pəs.fəl.nəs/
the quality of knowing what you intend to do, or behaviour that shows this: 目的
He has a purposefulness about him.他是有备而来的。
They got onto the crowded train with a calm purposefulness.他们冷静地登上拥挤的火车，知道自己的任务是什么。
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purposeful
The office had a sense of cool purposefulness.
She showed confidence and purposefulness.
Much detail is packed into the film, along with care and purposefulness.
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