indent2 /in'tent; in'ttnt/ n 1 [U) (chiefly legal) purpose; intention: (主要為法律用語(yǔ))目的; 意向: shoot with ~ to kill; 存心開(kāi)槍殺人; with good/ evil/malicious 好(惡)意地。 2 (pl) (復(fù)) to all ~ and purposes, in all essential points. 就各要點(diǎn)看來(lái); 實(shí)際上。