well-motivatedadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈməʊtᵻveɪtᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈmoʊdəˌveɪdᵻd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: well adv., motivate v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < well adv. + motivate v. + -ed suffix¹.

Having strong or clear motivation; (in later use) esp. (of a person) enthusiastic, committed, highly motivated.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > motivation > [adjective] > motivated > specific

self-driven1694

well-motivated1885

self-motivated1900

profit-motivated1921

self-starting1940

1885 Boston Daily Advertiser 28 July 5/3 It [sc. Goethe's ‘Iphigenie’] is well motivated throughout, and forms a complete unity.

1914 T. M. Parrott Plays & Poems G. Chapman 847 They provide in a straightforward and business-like way what neither Chapman nor Marston could have done so well, a coherent, consistent and well-motivated dénouement.

1940 C. Warren New Design Women's Educ. vi. 98 She is more to be relied upon than the clever, less well motivated student.

1977 P. Strevens New Orientations Teaching Eng. v. 59 A theory of language teaching, on the other hand, with well-motivated links to specific areas of linguistics and psychology—that might be attractive.

2012 Palo Alto (Calif.) Daily News (Nexis) 11 May He's surrounded by pretty good teammates that are also really well-motivated.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well-motivated
释义	well-motivatedadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈməʊtᵻveɪtᵻd/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈmoʊdəˌveɪdᵻd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: well adv., motivate v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < well adv. + motivate v. + -ed suffix¹. Having strong or clear motivation; (in later use) esp. (of a person) enthusiastic, committed, highly motivated. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > [adjective] > motivated > specific self-driven1694 well-motivated1885 self-motivated1900 profit-motivated1921 self-starting1940 1885 Boston Daily Advertiser 28 July 5/3 It [sc. Goethe's ‘Iphigenie’] is well motivated throughout, and forms a complete unity. 1914 T. M. Parrott Plays & Poems G. Chapman 847 They provide in a straightforward and business-like way what neither Chapman nor Marston could have done so well, a coherent, consistent and well-motivated dénouement. 1940 C. Warren New Design Women's Educ. vi. 98 She is more to be relied upon than the clever, less well motivated student. 1977 P. Strevens New Orientations Teaching Eng. v. 59 A theory of language teaching, on the other hand, with well-motivated links to specific areas of linguistics and psychology—that might be attractive. 2012 Palo Alto (Calif.) Daily News (Nexis) 11 May He's surrounded by pretty good teammates that are also really well-motivated. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1885
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