volition

volition
[vəˈlɪʃ(ə)n]
noun
  1. [mass noun]the faculty or power of using one's will
    意志(力),决心
    without conscious volition she backed into her office.
    她无意识地退回到自己的办公室里。
常用词组
of (或 by 或 on) one's own volition
  1. voluntarily
    出于本人自己的意志,自愿地;志愿地
    they choose to leave early of their own volition.
    他们自愿早些离去。
派生
volitional
adjective
volitionally
adverb
volitive
adjective
  1. (formal or technical)(正式或技).)
语源
  1. early 17th cent. (denoting a decision or choice made after deliberation): from French, or from medieval Latin volitio(n-), from volo 'I wish'
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