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

• Unless you are trying to lose weight to please yourself, it's going to be tough to keep your motivation level high
  除非减肥是为了悦已，否则很难保持积极性。
• 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。
• Money is my motivation
  金钱是我的动力。
• 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。
• 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。
• The ethics spirit in this kind of mode is the motivation and support by which the advanced villages form.
  这种模式中的伦理精神是强村形成的动力和支撑。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。