for all intents and purposes

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介词短语
  1. For every functional purpose; in every practical sense; in every important respect
    — For all intents and purposes, the case is closed.

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to all intents and purposes alternative eggcorns alternative intensive alternative intrinsic alternative intense alternative intense and alternative intended alternative

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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