purposely, deliberately, intentionally 与 on purpose 这些词和短语意思相近,常可互换。
(1) purposely意为“故意地,特意”。
- I purposely did not come yesterday; as I knew you would be out.
我昨天故意没来,因为我知道你将外出。 - I've come all the way purposely to see you.
我特意前来看你。
(2) deliberately意思是“故意地,存心地,有意识地”。
- I think the house was deliberately set fire to.
我认为这房子是被人故意纵火的。 - As a leader, how can you deliberately overlook the needs of the masses?
作为一个领导,你怎么能故意忽视群众的需要呢?
(3) intentionally也意为“有意地,故意地”。
- If I hurt your feelings, I didn't do it intentionally .
如果我伤害了你的感情的话,我也不是故意的。
(4) on purpose也表示“有意地,故意地”,一般用于书面语中。
- You needn't trouble yourself to come on purpose .
你不必特意前来。