motivation

英 [ˌməʊtɪˈveɪʃn]

美 [ˌmoʊtɪˈveɪʃn]

n.  动机; 动力; 诱因

复数：motivations　

高考TOEFLIELTSTEM8BEC医学

Collins.2 / BNC.3870 / COCA.3126

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 动力;诱因
  Yourmotivationfor doing something is what causes you to want to do it.
  1. Money is my motivation...
     金钱是我的动力。
  2. The timing of the attack, and its motivations, are unknown.
     袭击发生的时间及其动机尚不清楚。

英英释义

noun

• the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal
  1. we did not understand his motivation
  2. he acted with the best of motives
  Synonym:motiveneed
• the act of motivating
  Synonym:motivating
• the condition of being motivated
  1. his motivation was at a high level

双语例句

• These include creativity and entrepreneurship, but also interpersonal skills such as motivation, persuasion, nurturing and caring.
  其中包括创造力和创业精神，还包括人际交往能力，例如激励、说服、培养和关怀。
• We may say that the innovation is the motivation of the development.
  我们可以说：创新是发展的动力。
• Subjectivity and subjectification is an important motivation to the formation and development of syntactic structures.
  主观性和主观化是句子结构形成和变化的一个重要契机。
• The accomplishment of the project gave me more motivation and confidence to continue my study.
  这个项目的顺利完成，是我有更大的动力和信心继续我的学习。
• Innate ability, personality, circumstances and an unusual level of motivation all play a role.
  个性、环境因素、天赋的才干和超常的积极性都起了作用。
• Money is my motivation
  金钱是我的动力。
• He admitted a lack of motivation and a feeling of sloth.
  他承认自己缺乏动力，总想犯懒。
• This is the motivation behind both this guide and the translation tool.
  这就是本指南和转换工具两者背后的动机。
• Yet hardly any money has been spent on understanding the human motivation related to mealtime insulin and the reasons for this failure.
  然而几乎没有任何美元被用来研究和进餐时间胰岛素服用有关的人类激励及其失败的原因。
• The timing of the attack, and its motivations, are unknown.
  袭击发生的时间及其动机尚不清楚。