Half a mind Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈhæf/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈmaɪnd

HAF-uh-MYND

UK

hˈɑːf/ /æɪ/ /mˈaɪnd

HAAF-uh-MYND

释义

If you have 'half a mind' to do something, you are considering doing it or feel tempted, but you have not fully decided.

用法与细微差别

This is an informal phrase. It often expresses annoyance or frustration when someone feels tempted to act (often to react strongly), e.g. 'I have half a mind to call his manager.' Use with verbs in the infinitive after 'to.' It doesn't mean you literally have 'half a mind.'

• Spanish: ganas de (hacer algo) - estar tentado a
• Portuguese (BR): vontade de (fazer algo) - estar tentado a
• Portuguese (PT): vontade de (fazer algo) - estar tentado a
• Chinese (Simplified): 有点想（做某事） - 有冲动做某事
• Chinese (Traditional): 有點想（做某事） - 有衝動做某事
• Hindi: मन है (कुछ करने का) - करने की इच्छा
• Arabic: ميل لفعل شيء - لدى رغبة في
• Bengali: ইচ্ছে ছিল - ভাবছিলাম - একটু মন চাইছিল
• Russian: подумывать - было желание - возник соблазн
• Japanese: ～しようかと思う - ～したい気もする
• Vietnamese: muốn làm - định làm - có ý định
• Korean: 하고 싶은 마음이 있다 - 할까 싶다
• Turkish: içimden gelmek - neredeyse yapmak
• Urdu: دل چاہ رہا تھا - ارادہ کر رہا تھا
• Indonesian: đã tính - định - muốn làm

例句

I have half a mind to skip the meeting today.

basic

She had half a mind to tell him the truth.

basic

My brother has half a mind to move to another city.

basic

Honestly, I've got half a mind to just walk out and quit.

natural

He looked so rude, I had half a mind to say something back.

natural

After waiting an hour, we had half a mind to leave the restaurant.

natural