The photos were deliberately taken to discredit the President.是什么意思？

The photos were deliberately taken to discredit the President.

这些蓄意拍摄的照片旨在败坏总统的名声。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

photos

n. 照片，相片( photo的名词复数 )；

例句
She held the photos with the determined grip of a small child and wouldn't let go.
她像小孩一样紧紧攥住那些照片，不肯放手。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

deliberately

adv. 故意地，深思熟虑地，从容不迫地；

例句
My ex-wife deliberately sabotages my access to the children.
我的前妻蓄意阻挠我见孩子。

taken

v. 拿( take的过去分词)，接受，取得；

例句
Roland was taken aback by our strength of feeling...
我们反应如此强烈，令罗兰大吃一惊。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

discredit

vt. 使不可置信，使被怀疑，败坏…的名声，拒绝相信；n. 丧失名誉，名声，不信，怀疑，败坏名声的人或事，耻辱；

例句
...a secret unit within the company that had been set up to discredit its major rival...
公司里设立的败坏其主要竞争对手名声的秘密部门

president

n. 校长，总统，总裁，董事长；

例句
The President described the killings as an abominable crime...
总统称这些血案为令人发指的罪行。