intension

n. 强度, 内涵

发音

其它 /ɪnˈtɛnʃən/

词形变化

intensions 复数 intensions

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    intensity or the act of becoming intense.

  2. 2.

    Any property or quality connoted by a word, phrase or other symbol, contrasted with actual instances in the real world to which the term applies.

    语言学 数学 哲学

    'Is a plant', 'has a trunk', 'has leaves' are intensions of the concept tree. Its extension is the set of all trees existing in the real world.

  3. 3.

    A straining, stretching, or bending; the state of being strained.

    过时

    the intension of a musical string

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

connotation

上位词 4

meaning significance import signification

词源

From Latin intēnsiō (“straining, effort; intensifying”), from intēnsus (“stretched”), perfect passive participle of intendō (“strain or stretch toward”).

来源：wiktionary