volition

英 [və'lɪʃn] 美 [və'lɪʃn]

• n. 决定；自主；意志力

英英释义

Noun:

1. the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention;

   "the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt"
   

2. the act of making a choice;

   "followed my father of my own volition"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. She offered to help us of her own volition.
   她自愿提出要帮助我们。
2. She left entirely of her own volition.
   她完全是自愿离开的。
3. I didn't ask him to go;he went of his own volition.
   我没有要求他去，他是出于自愿的。
4. Such cloudy weather can wear people's volition.
   这种阴阴的天气最是消磨人的意志。
5. How can ability make his volition firmer?
   怎么样才能让自己的意志更坚强？

经典引文

• I don't know when it would have occurred to us to leave of our own volition.

  出自： I. Murdoch

词汇搭配

• by one's own volition 出于自愿
• of one's own volition 出于自愿

近反义词

【近义词】

• will 决心
• freedom 自由
• choice 选择
• wish 希望
• decision 决定
• desire 渴望
• preference 偏爱
• option 选择权
• willing 愿意的