volition

Word family adjectivevolitientvolitionalvolitionlessvolitiveadverbvolitionallynounvolition

vo·li·tion /vəˈlɪʃən $ voʊ-, və-/ noun [uncountableU]

1 of your own volition formal if you do something of your own volition, you do it because you want to, not because you are forced to 出于自愿

Helena left the company of her own volition.

海伦娜是自愿离开公司的。

Examples from the Corpus

of your own volition• Note that it is not possible to apply for a family assistance order; the court must act of its own volition.• There are tales of clanking chains and doors which open and close of their own volition.• Deena left the company of her own volition.• One gentleman has fled the country of his own volition, using yet another identity.• In the end Frank and I met of our own volition.• But not of his own volition.• The court does not, of its own volition, enquire into the merits of the case.• Very well; sometimes society changes for the good purely of its own volition.• Either you go down there of your own volition or I strangle you with my two bare hands.

2 formalFREE TO DO WHAT YOU WANT the power to choose or decide something without being forced to do it 自愿选择；自行决断

She was without her own volition.

她没有自主选择权。

Examples from the Corpus

volition• What is needed is knowledge and volition.• It is something which must come essentially from ourselves, as a result of our own conscious volition.• This action continues quite mechanically all the time, and entirely without our conscious choice or volition.• The court does not, of its own volition, enquire into the merits of the case.

Origin volition

(1600-1700) French Medieval Latin volitio, from Latin velle; → VOLUNTARY1

词汇	volition
释义	volition Word family adjectivevolitientvolitionalvolitionlessvolitiveadverbvolitionallynounvolition vo·li·tion /vəˈlɪʃən $ voʊ-, və-/ noun [uncountableU] 1 of your own volition formal if you do something of your own volition, you do it because you want to, not because you are forced to 出于自愿 Helena left the company of her own volition. 海伦娜是自愿离开公司的。 Examples from the Corpus of your own volition• Note that it is not possible to apply for a family assistance order; the court must act of its own volition.• There are tales of clanking chains and doors which open and close of their own volition.• Deena left the company of her own volition.• One gentleman has fled the country of his own volition, using yet another identity.• In the end Frank and I met of our own volition.• But not of his own volition.• The court does not, of its own volition, enquire into the merits of the case.• Very well; sometimes society changes for the good purely of its own volition.• Either you go down there of your own volition or I strangle you with my two bare hands. 2 formalFREE TO DO WHAT YOU WANT the power to choose or decide something without being forced to do it 自愿选择；自行决断 She was without her own volition. 她没有自主选择权。 Examples from the Corpus volition• What is needed is knowledge and volition.• It is something which must come essentially from ourselves, as a result of our own conscious volition.• This action continues quite mechanically all the time, and entirely without our conscious choice or volition.• The court does not, of its own volition, enquire into the merits of the case. Origin volition (1600-1700) French Medieval Latin volitio, from Latin velle; → VOLUNTARY1
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