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► 名詞
目的  [もくてき]    meaning:  goal  rank: 1
☆ 当初の目的は達成した ⇨ We’ve achieved our original goal

目的  [もくてき]    meaning:  purpose  rank: 1
☆ が目的でそんなことするんですか? ⇨ What is the purpose, goal, of doing something like that?


More examples:
  • 人生の目的を見失った ⇨ He’s lost the purpose of life
  • それは本来の目的から逸脱している ⇨ That is deviating from the original purpose
  • 目的が達成できればにはらない ⇨ I don’t care how it looks as long as the objective is achieved
  • 第一の目的 ⇨ The first objective
  • この作戦引っかき回すのが目的だ ⇨ The goal of this operation is to stir up, confuse, distract, the enemy
  • はその投資目的で購入した ⇨ He purchased the house for the investment purpose
  • は目的を達成するためには手段わない ⇨ He uses any means to achieve his objectives
  • 投機目的で買った ⇨ He bought a house for a speculation, investment, purpose
  • それは本来の目的かられている ⇨ That’s outside of the originally intended purpose
  • 私達予算一部の目的に振り向けた ⇨ We reallocate a part of the budget to another purpose
  • 事業の目的は最大利益げることだ ⇨ The purpose of business is to raise the most profits