volition

英 [vəˈlɪʃn]

美 [voʊˈlɪʃn]

n.  意志力; 自愿选择; 自行决断

复数：volitions　

GRE

BNC.20159 / COCA.19937

牛津词典

noun

• 意志力；自愿选择；自行决断
  the power to choose sth freely or to make your own decisions
  1. They left entirely of their own volition (= because they wanted to) .
     他们完全是自愿离开的。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 自愿选择;自行决定
  Yourvolitionis the power you have to decide something for yourself.
  1. We like to think that everything we do and everything we think is a product of our volition...
     我们常常认为我们所做和所想的一切都出自自己的意愿。
  2. He felt as though he were in the grip of Fate and had no volition of his own.
     他感觉自己好像被命运掌控，毫无自主选择的余地。
• PHRASE 出于自愿
  If you do somethingofyourown volition, you do it because you have decided for yourself that you will do it and not because someone else has told you to do it.
  1. Makin said Mr Coombes had gone to the police of his own volition.
     梅金说库姆斯先生是主动去投案的。

双语例句

• 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。
• The courts may do this of their own volition.
  在这一点上，法院可以有自己的判决标准。
• We like to think that everything we do and everything we think is a product of our volition
  我们常常认为我们所做和所想的一切都出自自己的意愿。
• It is highly unusual for the forces of Heaven to so directly interfere with man's destiny, but Tyrael was said to act of his own volition.
  这种现象极度的不寻常，天堂的力量很少这样直接干预人类的命运，但是泰瑞尔说这是靠他自己的意志决定的。
• He felt as though he were in the grip of Fate and had no volition of his own.
  他感觉自己好像被命运掌控，毫无自主选择的余地。
• It is not something that you can do through any effort, will or volition of yours.
  这不是你可以通过任何努力和意志能做到的。
• Remember, Our line has always guard with courage, and volition.
  记住，我们的先人一直都是以勇气和意志在保护着王国。
• He gave up acting of his own volition.
  他决定放弃采取行动。
• Now is not popular bear hardships take exercise, take long march route again for instance, I feel to attend motion of a few limits to may have to the person's volition take exercise.
  现在不是流行吃苦的锻炼吗，比如重走长征路，我觉得参加一些极限运动可能会对人的意志有锻炼。
• What will open the door is not your volition or desire.
  打开门窗的不是你的意志和期望。