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done in a way that was planned, not by chance synonym intentionally, on purpose故意;蓄意;存心 She's been deliberately ignoring him all day. 她故意整天都不理他。 an ad campaign that deliberately targets children 故意針對兒童的廣告活動 She was accused of deliberately misleading Parliament. 她被指控蓄意誤導議會。 to deliberately withhold/conceal information 故意隐瞞信息 The fire had been started deliberately. 這場火災是故意引起的。 Her tone was deliberately insulting. 她的語氣帶有故意侮辱的意味。
Extra ExamplesI suspected that he was being deliberately ambiguous. 我懷疑他是故意含糊其詞。 She described how he quite deliberately tried to entice the two children away. 她描述了他是如何故意引誘那兩個孩子離開的。 He deliberately chose to cast unknown actors. 他刻意選擇了出演不知名的演員。
slowly and carefully 不慌不忙地;小心翼翼地;從容不迫地