to 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; practically speaking. UK,idiomatic
    — To all intents and purposes the case is closed.

词形变化

for all intents and purposes alternative

词源

1500s, English law, originally “to all intents, constructions, and purposes” (found in an act adopted under Henry VIII in 1547).
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