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

• This disparity underlines the motivation behind and the importance of earning a college degree.
  这个差距强调了背后的学习动力和取得大学学历的重要性。
• He admitted a lack of motivation and a feeling of sloth.
  他承认自己缺乏动力，总想犯懒。
• Explain how goal-setting and reinforcement theories explain employee motivation.
  解释目标设置理论和强化理论怎么解释员工激励。
• 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。
• This is most unfavourable to our commitment to creating an environment that breeds loyalty and motivation.
  这对我们承诺去创造一个具有忠诚度和积极性的环境时极为不利的。
• 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。
• Learning motivation includes goals, wishes, attitudes and efforts.
  摘要学习动机包括目标、愿望、态度和努力程度。
• I was genuinely impressed by the dedication and motivation of Chinese students.
  中国学生的这种付出和干劲确实给我留下了深深的印象。
• Another reason is that any major accomplishment requires motivation and persistence.
  另一个原因是任何大的成就都需要动力和毅力。
• 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。