特意;故意,有意
intentionally
I'm sure he ignored you by accident and not by design. 我敢肯定他绝非有意冷落你。
The substance was discovered by accident and not by design.
In the room, there are no computers or screens by design.
Their products are, by design, rather anonymous in appearance.
We were, by design, a small company.
See also: design noun (INTENTION)