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单词 volition
释义 vo·li·tion
\vōˈlishən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: French, from Medieval Latin volition-, volitio, from Latin vol- (stem of velle to will, wish) + -ition-, -itio (as in Latin position-, positio position) — more at will
1. : the act of willing or choosing : the act of deciding (as on a course of action or an end to be striven for) : the exercise of the will
 < followed my father of my own volition — C.H.Marshall >
 < our children do not seek school of their own volition nor do they remain there willingly — C.H.Grandgent >
 < without my volition … I have become involved in something malignant — C.B.Kelland >
2. : the termination of an act or exercise of choosing or willing : a state of decision or choice
3. : the power of willing or determining : will
 < she marshaled her volition, all her self-control and strength, to shout — Arnold Bennett >
 < the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt — George Meredith >
 < orders his people not as automatons, but as characters moved by their own volition — P.E.More >
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