for all intents and purposes

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总而言之

别名

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释义与例句

phr.
  1. 1.

    For every functional purpose; in every practical sense; in every important respect

    For all intents and purposes, the case is closed.

    This treaty, for all intents and purposes, is no longer viable.

词源

From the 16ᵗʰ century English-law phrase “to all intents, constructions, and purposes”, which is found in an act adopted under Henry VIII in 1547.

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