velleity

英 [ve'liːɪtɪ] 美 [ve'liːətɪ]

• n. 微弱的欲望；不完全意欲

英英释义

Noun:

1. a mere wish, unaccompanied by effort to obtain

2. volition in its weakest form

经典引文

• Velleity can scarce be called a power, for a power which never operates is no power.

  出自： A. Tucker

近反义词

【近义词】

• freedom 自由