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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 to all intents and purposes
 實際上,無論從哪點看

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 In·tent, n.  The act of turning the mind toward an object; hence, a design; a purpose; intention; meaning; drift; aim.
    Be thy intents wicked or charitable.   --Shak.
    The principal intent of Scripture is to deliver the laws of duties supernatural.   --Hooker.
 To all intents and purposes, in all applications or senses; practically; really; virtually; in essence; essentially. “He was miserable to all intents and purpose.”
 Syn: -- Design; purpose; intention; meaning; purport; view; drift; object; end; aim; plan.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 to all intents and purposes
      adv : in every practical sense; "to all intents and purposes the
            case is closed"; "the rest are for all practical
            purposes useless" [syn: for all practical purposes, for
            all intents and purposes]